# NTSB FTW69F0271: Cessna 172, N4239L, Rockport, TX, October 23, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1968
- Place: Rockport, TX · ROCKPORT, TX
- Location: 28.0478° N, 97.0499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockport, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0478&lon=-97.0499&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108007
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0271
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0271

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3759  68/10/23   ROCKPORT,TEX        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N4239L              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARANSAS COUNTY
        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: N4239L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aransas County

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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