What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 19, 2025, at 1545 CDT, a Cessna 172D aircraft bearing registration number N2536U, registered to a private owner, impacted terrain after engine failure on base to final leg at Post Garza County Municipal in Post, TX. The aircraft was being operated on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained damage to nose landing gear and wing and tail leading edges, and the pilot sustained no injuries. The flight originated from sulphur springs municipal airport in sulphur springs, TX on December 19, 2025 at approximately 1200 CDT.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 19, 2025, AT 1545 CDT, A CESSNA 172D AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N2536U, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, IMPACTED TERRAIN AFTER ENGINE FAILURE ON BASE TO FINAL LEG AT POST GARZA COUNTY MUNICIPAL IN POST, TX. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO NOSE LANDING GEAR AND WING AND TAIL LEADING EDGES, AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM SULPHUR SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX ON DECEMBER 19, 2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 CDT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N2536U · 1
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