# Accident 20070215001269A: Cessna 172D, Stephenville, TX, February 15, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2007, 11:44 local time
- Place: Stephenville, TX
- Airport: Clark Field Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2153° N, 98.1778° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2153&lon=-98.1778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2629U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2629U-2007-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 242 total, 140 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070215001269A

## Narrative

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

(-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).

## 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 DFW07CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA070), Feb 15, 2007: Cessna 172B (N2629U), Stephenville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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