# NTSB FTW70D0312: Cessna 172, N78142, Pryor, OK, November 22, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1969
- Place: Pryor, OK · PRYOR, OK
- Location: 36.3084° N, 95.3169° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pryor, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3084&lon=-95.3169&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150413
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70D0312
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70D0312

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4404  69/11/22   PRYOR,OKLA          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N78142              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRYOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRYOR,OKLA                  FT SMITH,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           70                                                      210
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           24                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ON RWY FOR T/O,STOPPED.WIND GUST OF APRX 50K PICKED ACFT UP,CAME DOWN ON L WING AND PROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78142](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78142), registered now, S/N 17257499, 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: Pryor

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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