# Accident 20201228019129A: Cessna 172H, Tomball, TX, December 28, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 2020, 20:30 local time
- Place: Tomball, TX
- Airport: Dan Jones Int
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0472° N, 95.6677° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0472&lon=-95.6677&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3702R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3702R-2023-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201228019129A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT LEFT DWH ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 28TH @ 02:39PM AND FLEW DIRECT TO LLANO, TX (AQO) LANDING @ 04:18PM. "FLIGHT AWARE" SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT THEN DEPARTED LLANO @ 05:32PM AND ARRIVED AT DAN JONES (T51) @ 07:40PM. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AT AN UNKNOWN TIME AND LANDED IN A RANCHERS FIELD AT APPROXIMATELY 08:00 PM LOCAL.

## 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 CEN21LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA103), Dec 29, 2020: Cessna 172H (N3702R), Cypress, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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