20240611011019A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172R · Gainesville, TX · June 11, 2024

Date
June 11, 2024 · 20:47 local
Place
Gainesville, TX
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
U9FS
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N656MA
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN24FA218
Reported as
Cessna 172R
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
105 total65 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On June 11,2024 at aproximately 1948 hrs CDT aircraft privacy data omitted departed dto denton Texas for a training flight. 55 minutes after takeoff the aircraft experienced a loss of engine power. Pilot attempted to land in a grass field at 926CR 404 Gainesville TX. And was unsuccessful. Pilot died at the scene, passenger was taken to the hospital with substantial injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 11,2024 AT APROXIMATELY 1948 HRS CDT AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED DTO DENTON TEXAS FOR A TRAINING FLIGHT. 55 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A GRASS FIELD AT 926CR 404 GAINESVILLE TX. AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. PILOT DIED AT THE SCENE, PASSENGER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH SUBSTANTIAL INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.