# NTSB FTW66F0201: Cessna 172B, N7703U, Cypress, TX, February 26, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 26, 1965
- Place: Cypress, TX · CYPRESS, TX
- Location: 29.9691° N, 95.6972° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cypress, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9691&lon=-95.6972&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178622
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0201
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0201

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2119  65/2/26    CYPRESS TEX         CESSNA 172B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 11 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N7703U              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEISER AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7703U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Weiser Airpark

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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