# Accident 19771103034529A: Cessna 172G, Jacksboro, TX, November 3, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1977
- Place: Jacksboro, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 33.2292° N, 98.1608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksboro, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2292&lon=-98.1608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3860L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3860L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 82 total, 14 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FPD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPD04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771103034529A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH HWY SIGN WHILE MAKING PRECAUTIONARY LNDG ON HIGHWAY WITH 4 DEGREE DOWNSLOPE

## 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 FTW78FPD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPD04), Nov 3, 1977: Cessna 172 (N3860L), Jacksboro, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3860L (1)

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

- [Accident 20010426007279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010426007279A), Apr 26, 2001: Cessna 172 (N3860L), North Little Ro, AR, No damage. (-23)During landing the pilot flared too high and experienced a high sink rate. The pilot power in an unsuccessful attempt to make a go-around. The aircraft…

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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