# Accident 20190120022859A: Cessna 172P, Miranda City, TX, January 20, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 2019, 13:35 local time
- Place: Miranda City, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4483° N, 99.0864° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4483&lon=-99.0864&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99308, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99308-2021-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 620 total, 378 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190120022859A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 20, 2019 PILOT WAS PERFORMING AERIAL PHOTO WORK SOUTHEAST OF LAREDO TEXAS, WHEN AT APPROXIMATELY 1315 HRS LOCAL, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN SHAKING AND THE RPM DROPPED FROM 2350 TO 905 RPM. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE THROTTLE, MIXTURE, AND THE FUEL SELECTOR WITH NO SUCCESS. THE PILOT SQUAWKED 7700 AND LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO LAND. THE CLOSEST AIRPORT WAS 10 MILES DISTANT. THE AIRCRAFT DESENT SPEED WAS 500 FPM. AT 1000' AGL THE PILOT WAS RUNNING OUT OF OPTIONS AND WAS LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LAND. THE PILOT WAS IN THE VACINITY OF A WIND FARM AND SAW A GRAVEL ROAD THAT LOOKED SUITABLE FOR LANDING. THE PILOT LINED UP FOR THE LANDING AND UPON TOUCH DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND VEERED OFF THE ROAD INTO A FIELD. THE NOSE WHEEL DUG INTO THE GRASS, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP  OVER  SETTLING UPSIDE DOWN. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO CRAWL OUT AND RADIO FOR ASSISTANCE. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR 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 CEN19LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA063), Jan 20, 2019: Cessna 172 (N99308), Aguilares, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N99308 (1)

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

- [Incident 19911109057599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911109057599I), Nov 9, 1991: Cessna 172P (N99308), Islip, NY. Fuel exhaustion on an instrument training flight. Forced landing on a highway.

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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