Cessna 172M N20889

Summary

On 23 January 1986 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N20889, operated by Robert Harriss, was involved in an accident near McAllen, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 January 1986 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

McAllen, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Miller International Arpt (MFE)

Coordinates

26.1594, -98.2509

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N20889

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Robert Harriss

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rancho Tancasiv → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

FTW86LRG11

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT CRASHED INTO TWO TREES DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENG LOST PWR. THE PLT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LNDG AT AN ARPT WHEN THE CONTROLLER ASKED HIM TO MAKE A 360 TURN BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC AND TO USE RWY 13 INSTEAD OF 18. AS THE PLT TURNED RT FOR A NEW BASE LEG THE ENG STOPPED. THE PLT NEVER ADVISED THE TWR OF A LOW FUEL STATE OR ASKED FOR EMERGENCY PRIORITY LNDG. THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENG AND LNDED IN A WOODED AREA. THE CRASH RUPTURED THE FUEL LINES BUT THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL SPILLAGE OR FUEL IN ANY OF THE ACFT TANKS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.