# Accident 20120210003039A: Cessna 172N, Floresville, TX, February 10, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 2012, 13:40 local time
- Place: Floresville, TX
- Airport: Stenson
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1500° N, 98.2728° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1500&lon=-98.2728&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5427J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5427J-2017-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120210003039A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING TO STENSON AIRPORT, FROM SOUTH PRACTICE AREA. AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN OPEN PASTURE

## 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 CEN12FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA154), Feb 10, 2012: Cessna 172N (N5427J), Floresville, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The medical incapacitation of the pilot due to a sudden cardiac arrhythmia or acute myocardial infarction.

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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