# Accident 20250827013619A: Cessna 172H, Goliad, TX, August 27, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2025, 19:04 local time
- Place: Goliad, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.6914° N, 97.2577° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6914&lon=-97.2577&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8078L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8078L) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 122 total, 107 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA360) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250827013619A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 27, 2025, AT 18:30 CDT, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE PERFORMED HIS PREFLIGHT INSPECTION. AFTER GETTING WEATHER REPORT FROM KVCT, HE ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM PRIVATE RUNWAY NEAR HIS PROPERTY. DURING TAKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE LOST POWER AT APROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM THE GROUND DURING TAKE OFF CLIMB OUT PHASE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE WITH NO SUCCESS. PILOT HAD TO LAND ON US HIGHWAY 59 DUE TO THE FACT THAT HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME OR ELEVATION TO TURN AROUND AND ATTEMPT TO LAND AT THE RUNWAY. DURING THE LANDING THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED A LIGHT POLE. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, IN THE DITCH. THERE WERE NO BODILY INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE TO THIRD PARTY.

## 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 CEN25LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA360), Aug 28, 2025: Cessna 172H (N8078L), Goliad, TX, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N8078L (1)

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

- [Accident 19950316004109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950316004109A), Mar 16, 1995: Cessna 172H (N8078L), Atkinson, NE, Substantial damage. Dragged a wing during a gusty crosswind landing.

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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