# Accident 20050319003519A: Cessna 172, Nacogdoches, TX, March 19, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2005, 17:05 local time
- Place: Nacogdoches, TX
- Airport: A L Mangham Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5778° N, 94.7094° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5778&lon=-94.7094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12CT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12CT-2012-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 350 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050319003519A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) FUEL EXHAUSTION RESULTING IN EMERGENCY LANDING IN WOODED AREA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DFW05CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA090), Mar 19, 2005: Cessna 172 (N12CT), Nachogdoches, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight planning which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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