# NTSB FTW68D0088: Cessna 172H, N2595L, Alpine, TX, July 10, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1967
- Place: Alpine, TX · ALPINE, TX
- Location: 30.3639° N, 103.6645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alpine, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3639&lon=-103.6645&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115492
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68D0088
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0088

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2377  67/7/10    ALPINE,TEX          CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 83 TOTAL
        TIME - 1940                    N2595L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STARNES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK WIRES ON TAKEOFF FROM AIRPORT 102 MILES AWAY,PREVIOUS DAMAGE NOT CAUSATIVE IN ACCIDENT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2595L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2595L), registered now, S/N 17255795, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (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
- Airport: Starnes

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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