# NTSB FTW70DRA13: Cessna 172, N7486A, Wheelock, TX, April 25, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1970
- Place: Wheelock, TX · WHEELOCK, TX
- Location: 30.8977° N, 96.3900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheelock, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8977&lon=-96.3900&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130215
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70DRA13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70DRA13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1901  70/4/25    WHEELOCK,TEX        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1268
        TIME - 1000                    N7486A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TEX                  CORPUS CHRISTI,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PASSENGER
        REMARKS- AREA SUITABLE FOR LDG,NOT SUITABLE FOR TKOF WITH SAME LOAD ON BOARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7486A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7486A-2018-04-06), registration cancelled 2018-04-06, S/N 29586, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (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 N7486A (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 FTW72DRJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DRJ11), Oct 16, 1971: Cessna 172 (N7486A), Lecompte, LA, substantial damage

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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