# NTSB Accident CEN26LA069
> **CESSNA 172D** · 2025-12-19 · Post, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN26LA069
- **Event ID:** 20251229202218
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2025-12-19
- **Location:** Post, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.19995, -101.34379
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172D
- **Registration:** N2536U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to see the blockage in the fuel tank vent tube during the preflight inspection which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the deterioration of the right fuel cap vent to the point where it was inoperative.

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