# Accident 20251226019119A: Cessna 172G, Taylor, TX, December 26, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 2025, 15:01 local time
- Place: Taylor, TX
- Airport: Taylor Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5662° N, 97.4423° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5662&lon=-97.4423&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172BX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172BX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 773 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251226019119A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT SUFFER AN UNCOMMANDED LOST OF POWER ON CLIMBOUT FROM TOUCH & GO. AIRCRAFT BEGAN DECENT AT 300' AGL, CONTACTING THE GROUND/SURFACE IN SMALL FIELD BETWEEN END OF ACTIVE & FINAL POINT BEFORE COMING TO REST IN A CREEK ADJECTENT TO THE HIGHWAY. POST INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE IN BULKING OF THE RH WING UPPER SURFACE; AIRCRAFT WAS SUBMERGED IN WATER THAT INFILTRATED THE CABIN & ENGINE COMPARTMENTS.

## 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 CEN26LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA084), Dec 26, 2025: Cessna 172 (N172BX), Taylor, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection that resulted in a loss of engine power due to water contamination.

## Other reports on N172BX (1)

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

- [Incident 20080510832009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080510832009I), May 10, 2008: Cessna 172G (N172BX), Waco, TX, No damage. (-23) This aircraft lost power when fuel could not be drawn from the right fuel tank. This aircraft has standard wing tanks and a 9 gallon aux tank in the…

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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