Saturday, March 21, 2026

Cessna 172 Skyhawk, N7080T, accident occurred on March 11, 2026, at Denton Enterprise Airport (DTO/KDTO), Denton, Texas

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N7080T

https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202642/pdf

- History of Flight:
On March 11, 2026, at about 1646 local time, a Cessna 172 Skyhawk, N7080T, registered to Kingdom Planes LLC, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident at Denton Enterprise Airport (DTO/KDTO), Denton, Texas. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The local flight was originating from KDTO.

The FAA reported: "Aircraft encountered a gust of wind and was tipped on its left wing during a run up." The NTSB is investigating the event as an accident. ADS-B data show that the airplane taxied from the ramp towards runway 36R and was in the run-up area before it disappeared from ADS-B coverage (see figure).

The winds were from 340° at 25 knots, gusting 34 knots.

Figure 1: ADS-B data

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