# Accident 20090714010859A: Cessna 172S, Fort Worth, TX, July 14, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2009, 17:50 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Fort Worth Meacham International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: Y9ZS
- Location: 33.0603° N, 97.6136° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0603&lon=-97.6136&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2446F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2446F-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 33 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA442](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA442) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090714010859A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CEN09LA442](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA442), Jul 14, 2009: Cessna 172S (N2446F), Boyd, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the pilot's improper leaning procedures, resulting in a forced landing and collision with a fence.

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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