# Accident 20250216001569A: Cessna 172N, Pearland, TX, February 16, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2025, 22:47 local time
- Place: Pearland, TX
- Airport: Pearland Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: GR8S
- Location: 29.5262° N, 95.2460° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5262&lon=-95.2460&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2913E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2913E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 68 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250216001569A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 16, 2025, AT 2247(LOCAL), A CE-172N, OPERATED BY A LOCAL FLIGHT SCHOOL, CRASHED A LITTLE OVER 1400 FEET OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 32 AND PEARLAND REGIONAL (LVJ) FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 CEN25LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA099), Feb 17, 2025: Cessna 172N (N2913E), Pearland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s poor flight planning and decision making, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N2913E (1)

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

- [Incident 19801025076119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801025076119I), Oct 25, 1980: Cessna 172 (N2913E), Alvin, TX. Pilot made precautionary landing when engine started running rough. No cause found.

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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