Cessna 172M accident near Beaumont, Texas, April 5, 1983
On April 5, 1983 at about 12:59 pm local time, a Cessna 172M, registered N73192, was substantially damaged in an accident near Beaumont, Texas (Jefferson County airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 5, 1983 · about 12:59 pm local time
- Place
- Beaumont, Texas · Jefferson County · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M · all 172Ms on the register
- Registration
- N73192 · registry record · serial 17267319
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 698 hours in all; 252 in this make and model; 21 in the last 90 days; 523 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rear
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,526 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded, July 7, 1982; 76 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,400 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-E2D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: GLH Greenville MS
- Destination: BPT Beaumont TX
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 12, 6,750 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: dawn
- Wind: from 180° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 1 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 700 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 12:50 pm from BPT, 13 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.