# NTSB FTW67F0195: Cessna 172F, N7832U, Lubbock, TX, September 2, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1966
- Place: Lubbock, TX · LUBBOCK, TX
- Location: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5779&lon=-101.8552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121044
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0195
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0195

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2301   66/9/2    LUBBOCK TEX         CESSNA 172F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 64 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N7832U              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- PILOT STEERED AIRCRAFT FROM ROAD TO AVOID ONCOMING CAR AFTER PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE LOW FUEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7832U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7832U), registered now, S/N 17251832, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7832U (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 MIA98LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA233), Aug 30, 1998: Cessna 172F (N7832U), Spring Hill, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of distance and his delay in initiating a go around. Contributing was the pilot's improper landing flare.

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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