# NTSB FTW67D0068: Cessna 172, N4125, Plainview, TX, July 11, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1966
- Place: Plainview, TX · PLAINVIEW, TX
- Location: 34.1911° N, 101.7235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainview, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1911&lon=-101.7235&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170937
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67D0068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0068

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1874  66/7/11    PLAINVIEW TEX       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 67 TOTAL
        TIME - 0720                    N4125               PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLAINVIEW MUNICPL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT DURING TAKEOFF RUN.PILOT SAID HE FAILED TO SEE WORN AREA IN TIRE DURING PREFLTE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4125 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Plainview Municpl

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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