# Accident 19740221004589A: Cessna 172K, Corpus Chrsti, TX, February 21, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1974
- Place: Corpus Chrsti, TX
- Airport: Corpus Christi
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 27.7722° N, 97.5024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CORPUS CHRISTI INTL (CRP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7722&lon=-97.5024&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78211, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78211-2010-07-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 100 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FRG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRG65) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740221004589A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT PREV BRIEFED BY FAA CONTROL TOWER OF STRONG GUSTY 28-36K VBL WINDS BFOR TAXYING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW74FRG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRG65), Feb 21, 1974: Cessna 172K (N78211), Corpus Chrsti, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N78211 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20041009025779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041009025779A), Oct 9, 2004: Cessna 172K (N78211), Knoxville, TN, Substantial damage. (-23) On 10-09-2004 at 0859 EST, student pilot william t. linton, departed Sky Ranch Airport (TN98) near Knoxville, TN, on his third solo takeoff of that day.…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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