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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172D · Stephenville, TX · February 15, 2007

Date: February 15, 2007 · 11:44 local
Place: Stephenville, TX
Airport: Clark Field Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N2629U
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW07CA070
Reported as: Cessna 172D
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 242 total140 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N2629URegistration cancelled Sep 28, 2007 · Cessna 172DS/N 17250229 · Built 1963 Airframe modelCessna 172D Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On February 15, 2007 at 1144AM (CST) a CE-172, N2629U, owned and operated by the pilot privacy data omitted crashed during final approach to Stephenville airport (ksep) on a VFR flight with VMC weather conditions prevailing. No weather briefing was received and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot received a broken nose and cheekbone. The pilot holds a private pilot certificate with airplane single engine land ratings. The VFR flight originated from dublin airport (9F0) at approximately 1135 am (CST).

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 15, 2007 AT 1144AM (CST) A CE-172, N2629U, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CRASHED DURING FINAL APPROACH TO STEPHENVILLE AIRPORT (KSEP) ON A VFR FLIGHT WITH VMC WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILING. NO WEATHER BRIEFING WAS RECEIVED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED A BROKEN NOSE AND CHEEKBONE. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND RATINGS. THE VFR FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM DUBLIN AIRPORT (9F0) AT APPROXIMATELY 1135 AM (CST).

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DFW07CA070Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportStephenville, TXThe loss of engine power during the landing approach due to the pilot's failure to follow the appropriate procedures to preclude carburetor ice in known carburetor icing conditions.Feb 15, 2007 · Substantial damage