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FTW83LA179

1983-04-05 · BEAUMONT, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport BPT

Current FAA registration · N73192

Make / Model
CESSNA 172M
Year of manufacture
1976 · 7 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19760518
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A9D270

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE DEPARTED ON A TRIP WITH AN ETE OF 3.5 HOURS WITH AN ESTIMATED 4.5 HOURS OF FUEL ON BOARD. AFTER APRX 3.8 HOURS OF FLIGHT THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT LANDED THE ACFT ON A SERVICE ROAD. ON ROLLOUT THE LEFT WING STRUCK A HIGHWAY SIGN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_FTW83LA179.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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