# Accident 20180816014319A: Cessna 172L, Rhome, TX, August 16, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2018, 19:35 local time
- Place: Rhome, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1481° N, 97.4900° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1481&lon=-97.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2893Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2893Q-2019-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320-E2D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18FA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA336) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180816014319A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 16, 2018, ABOUT 1935 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172 AIRPLANE, N2893Q, IMPACTED TREES AND TERRAIN SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE FROM RHOME MEADOWS AIRPORT (T76), RHOME, TEXAS. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE 3 PASSENGERS SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT HAD JUST DEPARTED T76 AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN18FA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA336), Aug 17, 2018: Cessna 172 (N2893Q), Rhome, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate maintenance of the airplane, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation when organic debris restricted available fuel to the carburetor, and the…

## Other reports on N2893Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19820221006039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820221006039I), Feb 21, 1982: Cessna 172 (N2893Q), Austin, TX. Za zg engine ran rough and shook. Pilot reduced power, unable to reach airport. #3 exhaust valve failed.

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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