# NTSB FTW80FRG69: Cessna 172H, N2597L, Stonewall, TX, August 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1980
- Place: Stonewall, TX · STONEWALL, TX
- Location: 30.2536° N, 98.6609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stonewall, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2536&lon=-98.6609&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129148
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FRG69
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRG69

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2302  80/8/30    STONEWALL,TX        CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 65 TOTAL
        TIME - 1215                    N2597L              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EDWARDS FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEAUMONT,TX                 FREDERICKSBURG,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - OTHER
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      90
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          170                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- PLT GOT OFF COURSE WHILE MANEUVERING ARND CLDS,BCM LOW ON FUEL.DRG FINAL APCH,X-WND BLEW ACFT LEFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2597L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2597L-1980-11-18), registration cancelled 1980-11-18, S/N 17255797, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Edwards Farm

## 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 19800830038189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800830038189A), Aug 30, 1980: Cessna 172H, Stonewall, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot attempting landing at Private strip lost control and crashed into trees off side of runway.

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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