# NTSB FTW71DPJ10: Cessna 172K, N79252, Eakly, OK, August 1, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1970
- Place: Eakly, OK · EAKLY, OK
- Location: 35.3054° N, 98.5562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eakly, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3054&lon=-98.5562&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191401
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DPJ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DPJ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3465   70/8/1    EAKLY,OKLA          CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 3500
        TIME - 1430                    N79252              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLAINSMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAULS VALLEY,OKLA           EAKLY,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT WIRES AT END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N79252 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Plainsman

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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