- Date
- January 5, 1986, 17:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Saratoga, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8267UCessna 172F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860105000229A
- Case key
- 22123
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Pilot was enroute from rocksprings, TX. To hardin county airport near kountz, TX. As pilot appoached Saratoga, TX., the engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. Pilot landed in field near Saratoga causing substantial damage to the aircraft. No injuries were reported by pilot.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8267U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17252167
- Airframe hours
- 2,501
- Engine
- Continental O-300, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Magnum Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 15, 1985 · 19 hours before
- Departed
- T98 · San Marcus, TX
- Destination
- HRD
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 800 total · 150 in this make and model · 750 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 55 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.