ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 346199
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| Date: | Monday 2 October 2023 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172R Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Aviator Air Flight School LLC |
| Registration: | N397ES |
| MSN: | 17280164 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Grand Prairie Municipal Airport (KGPM), Arlington, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Grand Prairie Municipal Airport, TX (KGPM) |
| Grand Prairie Municipal Airport, TX (KGPM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On October 2, 2023, about 1400 central daylight time, a Cessna 172R airplane, N397ES, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Arlington, Texas. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight.
According to preliminary information, the pilot was conducting a local flight and was on a base leg to runway 18 at the Grand Prairie Airport (GPM), Grand Prairie, Texas, when the engine lost total power. The pilot was unable to restore engine power and performed a forced landing. During the landing, the airplane collided with a fence resulting in substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. During recovery of the airplane, at least 35 gallons of fuel was recovered.
The airplane was retained for further examination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.fox4news.com/news/plane-makes-emergency-landing-on-arlington-street
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/arlington-texas-plane-crash-small-plane-lands-on-arlington-street/287-096480c9-3068-413d-91b1-637ec9785dfe
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/arlington/article280042604.html
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=397ES
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N397ES/history/20231002/1857Z/KGPM/KGPM
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a49d3f&lat=32.703&lon=-97.056&zoom=13.8&showTrace=2023-10-02
http://6ki.511.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/N397ESWS1.png (photo)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2023 22:08 | Geno | Added |
| 03-Oct-2023 06:06 | johnwg | Updated |
| 03-Oct-2023 08:33 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 03-Oct-2023 17:32 | Anon. | Updated |
| 04-Oct-2023 00:15 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 04-Oct-2023 17:27 | Anon. | Updated |
| 17-Oct-2023 20:12 | Captain Adam | Updated |
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