# NTSB FTW70DRG24: Cessna 172, N4472L, San Benito, TX, March 15, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1970
- Place: San Benito, TX · SAN BENITO, TX
- Location: 26.1294° N, 97.6440° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Benito, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1294&lon=-97.6440&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131631
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70DRG24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70DRG24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1293  70/3/15    SAN BENITO,TEX      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 269
        TIME - 1645                    N4472L              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN BENITO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN BENITO,TEX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        REMARKS- PLT LET ENG IDLE WHILE CHANGING PAX LOADS. PAX WALKED INTO PROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4472L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4472L-1981-05-18), registration cancelled 1981-05-18, S/N 17254567, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: San Benito

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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