Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Cessna 172G Skyhawk, N3864L, incident occurred on August 21, 2026, at Cuero Municipal Airport (T71), Cuero, Texas

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this writing will be corrected when/if the NTSB preliminary report is released.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N3864L

- History of Flight:
On August 21, 2026, at about 1500 local time, a privately-registered Cessna 172G Skyhawk, N3864L, experienced an engine fire and subsequent forced landing at Cuero Municipal Airport (T71), Cuero, Texas. The flight originated from Calhoun County Airport (PKV/KPKV), 
Port Lavaca, Texas, at 1424. The pilot and passenger were not injured.

The airplane departed Bulverde Airpark (1T8), San Antonio, Texas, earlier in the day on a flight to KPKV. The airplane then flew a 5 minute flight around KPKV and departed on the incident flight about 2 hours later.

Preliminary ADS-B data shows that the airplane was climbing through 6,000 ft to the northwest, likely on a return flight to Bulverde when it initiated a descent to 3,900 ft. At roughly 1500, the airplane entered a right turn and landed at Cuero. 

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