# NTSB FTW65A0079: Cessna 172, N3709S, Burleson, TX, February 6, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1965
- Place: Burleson, TX · BURLESON, TX
- Location: 32.5144° N, 97.3233° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burleson, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5144&lon=-97.3233&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180496
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW65A0079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65A0079

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0050   65/2/6    BURLESON TEXAS      CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 73 TOTAL
        TIME - 2345                    N3709S              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAK GROVE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3709S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3709S-1965-03-11), registration cancelled 1965-03-11, S/N 17250909 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Oak Grove

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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