# NTSB FTW70D0002: Cessna 172, N78429, Smithfield, TX, May 13, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1969
- Place: Smithfield, TX · SMITHFIELD, TX
- Location: 32.8710° N, 97.2153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smithfield, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8710&lon=-97.2153&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 15, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201561
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70D0002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70D0002-201561

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1565  69/5/13    SMITHFIELD,TEX      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 69 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N78429              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEACHAM FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- PLT REPORTED HE LANDED BECAUSE OF ILLNESS,TYPE OF ILLNESS NOT REPORTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78429](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78429), registered now, S/N 17257613, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Meacham Field

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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