# NTSB CEN26LA301: Cessna 172M, N9254H, Frankston, TX, August 24, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: August 24, 2026, 13:20 local (18:20 UTC)
- Place: Frankston, TX · Airplane impacted corner of the building.
- Coordinates: 32.081405, -95.455322
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0814&lon=-95.4553&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA North Texas FSDO, Textron Aviation
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203665
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26LA301
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203665/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA301

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172M, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=2072418), [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9254H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9254H), registered now, S/N 17266049, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17266049
- Year built: 1975
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airport: T25, Aero Estates Airport

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 170° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 97 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter: 29.96 inHg
- Observed at: KJSO, 18 nm away
- METAR: METAR KJSO 241815Z AUTO 17007KT 150V210 8SM CLR 36/19 A2996 RMK AO2 T03640188 $

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.

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