# NTSB investigations: Continental 0-300 series, TX NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. Page 1 of 5 · 214 cases ## Latest cases - [NTSB WPR26LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA215.md): Cessna 172 · Cleburne, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Jun 9, 2026 · N1330Y · Substantial damage > On June 9, 2026 at about 1520 central daylight time a Cessna 172C, N1330Y, was substantially damaged when it crashed near Cleburne, Texas. The flight instructor and student pilot received minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal… - [NTSB CEN26LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA139.md): Cessna 172 · Denton, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 11, 2026 · N7080T · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while in the run-up area in high wind conditions. - [NTSB CEN26LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA084.md): Cessna 172 · Taylor, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 26, 2025 · N172BX · Substantial damage > The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection that resulted in a loss of engine power due to water contamination. - [NTSB CEN26LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA069.md): Cessna 172D · Post, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 19, 2025 · N2536U · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to see the blockage in the fuel tank vent tube during the preflight inspection which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the deterioration of the right fuel cap vent to the point… - [NTSB CEN25LA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA377.md): Cessna 172F · Lancaster, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 13, 2025 · N7774A · Substantial damage > The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning and failure to monitor the fuel consumption which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB CEN25LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA360.md): Cessna 172H · Goliad, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Aug 28, 2025 · N8078L · Substantial damage > On August 27, 2025, about 1904 central daylight time, a Cessna 172H airplane, N8078L, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Goliad, Texas. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal… - [NTSB CEN24LA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA347.md): Cessna 172 · Weslaco, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 20, 2024 · N2037Y · Substantial damage > The student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing. - [NTSB CEN24FA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA305.md): Cessna 172F · Brazoria, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 6, 2024 · N7905U · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to attain adequate airspeed for takeoff, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to abort the takeoff after not maintaining directional… - [NTSB CEN24LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA192.md): Cessna 170 · Sealy, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 15, 2024 · N74887 · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff, that resulted in an impact with a tree and the ground. - [NTSB CEN24LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA117.md): Cessna 172 · San Marcos, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 20, 2024 · N6762A · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient clearance from a large multi-engine airplane during taxi operations. - [NTSB CEN24LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA102.md): Cessna 172 · Terrell, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 30, 2024 · N8805Z · Substantial damage > The total loss of engine power during the initial climb due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB CEN23LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA108.md): Cessna 172H · Crosby, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 12, 2023 · N3238L · Substantial damage > The pilot’s delayed soft-field takeoff procedure, which prevented the pilot from achieving adequate airspeed and a proper climb rate resulting in a collision with a moving train. - [NTSB CEN22LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA293.md): Cessna 172G · Bynum, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 17, 2022 · N2975U · Substantial damage > The pilot was not able to stop the airplane on the remaining runway after an aborted takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and the airplane impacting a fence. - [NTSB CEN21LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA103.md): Cessna 172H · Cypress, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 29, 2020 · N3702R · Substantial damage > A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB CEN19FA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA235.md): Cessna 175 · Kilgore, TX · Accident · Fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 20, 2019 · N7013M · Substantial damage > The noncertificated pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack when the airplane became airborne during a high-speed taxi test, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain. - [NTSB GAA19CA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA267.md): Cessna 172 · Manvel, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 15, 2019 · N5788R · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind, which resulted in impact with a ditch. - [NTSB GAA19CA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA269.md): Cessna 172 · Tomball, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 14, 2019 · N8159U · Substantial damage > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing with a left crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent nose-over. - [NTSB CEN19FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA099.md): Cessna 172 · Lakeway, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 2 · Field · Final report · Mar 14, 2019 · N8620B · Substantial damage > A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined, and the flight instructor's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack while maneuvering for a forced landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of… - [NTSB GAA19CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA123.md): Cessna 172 · Center, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 20, 2018 · N8487X · Substantial damage > The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during landing in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. - [NTSB GAA19CA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA048.md): Cessna 172 · Cleburne, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 1, 2018 · N3984L · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper preflight fuel planning and in-flight fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent total loss of engine power. - [NTSB GAA18CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA170.md): Cessna 172 · Vernon, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 19, 2018 · N1103F · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusty crosswind conditions. - [NTSB GAA18CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA146.md): Cessna 172 · Gatesvile, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 28, 2018 · N1118F · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during initial climb in a gusty condition. - [NTSB CEN15LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA292.md): Cessna 172D · Shenandoah, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 3, 2015 · N2320U · Substantial damage > The pilot's delayed application of carburetor heat, which resulted in the total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing during cruise flight. - [NTSB CEN15LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA215.md): Cessna 172 - H · Circleville, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 24, 2015 · N8282L · Substantial damage > The failure of the engine to regain normal power after a simulated engine failure due to carburetor icing, which resulted in a forced landing on muddy terrain and a subsequent nose-over. - [NTSB CEN14LA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA347.md): Cessna 172H · Baytown, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 2014 · N3732R · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to verify the fuel onboard before the flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB CEN13LA581](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA581.md): Cessna 172 · Rio Vista, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 30, 2013 · N8878B · Substantial damage > The student pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the initial climb after an excessive takeoff run from a grass airstrip, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane's critical angle-of-attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall and loss of… - [NTSB CEN11CA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA293.md): Cessna 172 · Greenville, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 16, 2011 · N6933A · Substantial damage > The pilot's delayed action in performing a go-around maneuver, which resulted in an impact with trees. - [NTSB CEN11LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA153.md): Cessna 172A · Clarendon, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 17, 2011 · N7262T · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to correctly set the altimeter, which resulted in his erroneous perception that the airplane was at a safe altitude. - [NTSB CEN11CA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA122.md): Cessna 170B · Houston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 11, 2010 · N1634D · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's delayed remedial action. - [NTSB CEN09CA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA226.md): Cessna 172A · Corsicana, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 20, 2009 · N7326T · Destroyed > The pilot's improper flare. - [NTSB CEN09LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA143.md): Cessna 172E · Plano, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 23, 2009 · N5420T · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power in flight due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel planning. - [NTSB CEN09CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA042.md): Cessna 172H · Ingleside, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 27, 2008 · N1714F · Substantial damage > The pilot's decision to land in crosswind conditions, leading to his inability to maintain directional control. Contributing to the accident were the crosswinds. - [NTSB DEN08LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA129.md): Cessna 172 · Athens, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 26, 2008 · N6257E · Substantial damage > A partial loss of engine power during initial climb due to undetermined reasons, which led to an uncontrolled descent and subsequent aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper preflight decision to attempt the flight with a… - [NTSB DEN08CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA087.md): Cessna 172H · Brookshire, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 11, 2008 · N3870R · Substantial damage > The pilot's decision to duck under marked transmission lines and his failure to maintain clearance from the fence. Contributing to the accident was the marked transmission lines. - [NTSB DFW07CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA140.md): Cessna 172G · Katy, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 12, 2007 · N4260L · Substantial damage > The student pilot's improper flare and his failure to recover from a bounced landing. - [NTSB DFW07CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA070.md): Cessna 172B · Stephenville, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 15, 2007 · N2629U · Substantial damage > The loss of engine power during the landing approach due to the pilot's failure to follow the appropriate procedures to preclude carburetor ice in known carburetor icing conditions. - [NTSB DFW07FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07FA049.md): Cessna 172H · Armstrong, TX · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 3, 2007 · N3940R · Destroyed > The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather conditions resulting in a loss of control. Contributing factors were the dark night conditions, the clouds. low ceilings, and the pilot's limited night and instrument experience. - [NTSB DFW05CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA090.md): Cessna 172 · Nachogdoches, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 19, 2005 · N12CT · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper in-flight planning which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing. - [NTSB DFW05CA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA076.md): Cessna 172 · Marshall, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 24, 2005 · N8134B · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper engine starting procedure resulting in a loss of control. - [NTSB FTW04CA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA245.md): Cessna 172H · Houston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 28, 2004 · N189W · Substantial damage > The student pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a parked aircraft while taxiing. A contributing factor was the student pilot's anxiety attack. - [NTSB FTW04LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA028.md): Cessna 172H · Wichita Falls, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 2003 · N8058L · Destroyed > The loss of engine power due to an obstruction in the fuel line. - [NTSB FTW03LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA138.md): Cessna 172C · Pecos, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 22, 2003 · N1667Y · Substantial damage > The failure of the pilot to maintain aircraft control while landing. A contributing factor was the gusty wind condition. - [NTSB FTW03LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA030.md): Cessna 172G · Fort Stockton, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 1, 2002 · N6072R · Substantial damage > The pilot's decision to conduct VFR flight into IMC and his failure to maintain terrain clearance. Contributing factors were the dark night, clouds, fog, and the lack of suitable terrain. - [NTSB FTW02LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA203.md): Cessna 172B · Denton, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 2002 · N7550X · Substantial damage > The pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude. Contributing factors were the pilot's diverted attention and the runway localizer antenna. - [NTSB FTW01FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01FA098.md): Cessna 172E · Bay City, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 13, 2001 · N5638T · Destroyed > the pilot's delay in taking remedial action (contacting ATC) after he became lost/disoriented during a night cross country flight, which resulted in a forced landing due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing factors to the accident were the pilot's failure to… - [NTSB FTW00LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA217.md): Cessna 172B · Olney, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 2000 · N7501X · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor was the gusty crosswind. - [NTSB FTW00LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA148.md): Cessna 172H · Mesquite, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 13, 2000 · N2440L · Substantial damage > The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student pilot during the landing. - [NTSB FTW00LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA119.md): Cessna 172E · Lubbock, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 7, 2000 · N5682T · Substantial damage > The pilot's incorrect positioning of the fuel selector which resulted in fuel starvation. Factors were the pilot's lack of familiarity with the fuel system due to an inadequate checkout by a flight instructor, and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced… - [NTSB FTW00LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA049.md): Cessna 172 · Fort Worth, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 18, 1999 · N8250U · Substantial damage > The student pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a porpoise. - [NTSB FTW00LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA023.md): Cessna 172B · Beaumont, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 1, 1999 · N7833X · Substantial damage > Fuel exhaustion as a result of the flight instructor's failure to refuel the airplane. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing. Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?engine=17022&state=TX&page=2 ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'TX' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('17022')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=17022&state=TX --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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