# Accident 20240611011019A: Cessna 172R, Gainesville, TX, June 11, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2024, 20:47 local time
- Place: Gainesville, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: U9FS
- Location: 33.6644° N, 97.2089° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6644&lon=-97.2089&mi=10
- Aircraft: N656MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N656MA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 105 total, 65 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24FA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240611011019A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN24FA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA218), Jun 12, 2024: Cessna 172 (N656MA), Gainesville, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The fuel pump manufacturer’s improper torquing of screws on the engine-driven fuel pump, which resulted in a disruption in the fuel system and a loss of engine power on initial climb.

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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