# Accident 20190713011499A: Cessna 172S, Katy, TX, July 13, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2019, 10:30 local time
- Place: Katy, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7747° N, 95.7219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7747&lon=-95.7219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N517LA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N517LA-2021-01-30) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 303 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19FA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190713011499A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM WEST HOUSTON AIRPORT CLIMBING TO THE WEST AND TURNING SOUTH. CLIMBING TO 1500 FEET AT 150 KNOTS THE AIRCRAFT THEN DESCENDED AND CONTINUED TO INCREASE SPEED. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE AND LANDED IN A PARKING LOT STRIKING A BUILDING AND EXPLODING AND BURNING.

## 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 CEN19FA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA221), Jul 13, 2019: Cessna 172 (N517LA), Katy, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control and subsequent impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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