Cessna 172 N6762A

Summary

On 20 February 2024 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N6762A was involved in an accident near San Marcos, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

20 February 2024 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

San Marcos, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

San Marcos Rgnl (HYI)

Coordinates

29.8930, -97.8712

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N6762A

Category

Airplane

Year built

1956

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN24LA117

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient clearance from a large multi-engine airplane during taxi operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while he was approaching a taxiway intersection, a large, twin engine, turboprop airplane was undergoing a maintenance engine run on the adjacent run-up area. The propeller blast from the turboprop airplane lifted the left wing and tail of the airplane, and the airplane nosed over, coming to rest inverted. The airplane’s fuselage, empennage, both wings, vertical stabilizer, and rudder were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. According to the pilot, the tower controller did not issue any cautionary advisories for the turboprop airplane activity to the pilot with the takeoff clearance.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.