# Accident 20110505007969A: Cessna 172K, Farmerville, TX, May 5, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2011, 16:00 local time
- Place: Farmerville, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2178° N, 96.3350° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2178&lon=-96.3350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46400, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46400-2017-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 8,341 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA322) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110505007969A

## Narrative

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

ON 5 MAY 20011 AT OR ABOUT 1600L A CESSNA CE-172-K SERIAL NUMBER 172-257241 REGISTERED AS N 46400 TO TEXAS AREAL INSPECTIONS, LLC , LANDED IN TO A FIELD AFTER THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE STOPPED AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AGL, AND WOULD NOT RE START, HE ATTEMPTED TRANSFERRING FUEL FROM THE AUX TANK BUT SAID THAT THERE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TIME BEFORE HE CONTACTED TREES AND LANDED IN THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURIES.

## 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 CEN11CA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA322), May 5, 2011: Cessna 172K (N46400), Farmersville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's improper fuel management.

## Other reports on N46400 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20050321005319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050321005319I), Mar 21, 2005: Cessna 172K (N46400), Roanoke, TX. (-23) On March 21, 2005, at approximately 1250 CST, N46400, a Cessna CE-172-K aircraft experienced a partial loss of power on climbout from Northwest Regional…

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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