# NTSB FTW80DRJ10: Cessna 172, N4338Q, Milam, TX, January 27, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 27, 1980
- Place: Milam, TX · MILAM, TX
- Location: 31.4324° N, 93.8457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milam, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4324&lon=-93.8457&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132206
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRJ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRJ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0051  80/1/27  NR.MILAM,TX           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 1018
        TIME - 1845                    N4338Q              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 567 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROWNSVILLE,TX              SHREVEPORT,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- ROAD SIGN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4338Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4338Q), registered now, S/N 17260238, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800127001079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800127001079A), Jan 27, 1980: Cessna 172L, Milam, TX, Substantial damage. Became lost at night. Ran out of fuel. Landed on road. Hit a road sign and fence.

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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