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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Fort Worth, TX · July 14, 2009

Date: July 14, 2009 · 17:50 local
Place: Fort Worth, TX
Airport: Fort Worth Meacham International
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: Y9ZS
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N2446F
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN09LA442
Reported as: Cessna 172S
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 33 total33 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N2446FRegistration cancelled May 2, 2013 · Cessna 172SS/N 172S10116 Airframe modelCessna 172S Engine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Student pilot departed kftw for solo flight in the local area. Aircraft fuel was exhausted after .5 hours of flight time. Aircraft landed in pasture after hitting cattle fence, becoming airborne then hitting a tree, then hitting the bank of a man-made stock water pond. Aircaft came to a stop in a cattle pasture. Seat and lap belt air bags where deployed on impact.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED KFTW FOR SOLO FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL AREA. AIRCRAFT FUEL WAS EXHAUSTED AFTER .5 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN PASTURE AFTER HITTING CATTLE FENCE, BECOMING AIRBORNE THEN HITTING A TREE, THEN HITTING THE BANK OF A MAN-MADE STOCK WATER POND. AIRCAFT CAME TO A STOP IN A CATTLE PASTURE. SEAT AND LAP BELT AIR BAGS WHERE DEPLOYED ON IMPACT.

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 CEN09LA442Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoyd, TXA total loss of engine power due to the pilot's improper leaning procedures, resulting in a forced landing and collision with a fence.Jul 14, 2009 · Substantial damage