# NTSB DEN78DQA20: Cessna 172, N734PT, Glenwood, NM, April 18, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1978
- Place: Glenwood, NM · GLENWOOD, NM
- Location: 33.3176° N, 108.8752° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glenwood, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3176&lon=-108.8752&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142751
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78DQA20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DQA20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0678  78/4/18    GLENWOOD,NM         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 216
        TIME - 1920                    N734PT              PX-  0  0  2  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 37 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLENWOOD-CATRON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL PASO,TX                  GLENWOOD,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N734PT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734PT-2001-08-10), registration cancelled 2001-08-10, S/N 17269013 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Glenwood-Catron

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780418006619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780418006619A), Apr 18, 1978: Cessna 172D, Glenwood, NM, Substantial damage

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.

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