# NTSB FTW71DQG23: Cessna 172I, N35436, Childress, TX, July 14, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1970
- Place: Childress, TX · CHILDRESS, TX
- Location: 34.4355° N, 100.2824° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Childress, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4355&lon=-100.2824&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 18, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108556
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DQG23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DQG23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2999  70/7/14    CHILDRESS,TEX       CESSNA 172I         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 17, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - 1150                    N35436              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHILDRESS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          EL PASO,TEX                 HOBART,OKLA                  LUBBOCK,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        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                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      88
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          190                                                       9
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- PLT SAID ENCOUNTERED SEVERE UPDRAFT JUST PRIOR TO T/D.ACFT BOUNCED TWICE WENT OUT OF CTL,OFF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35436](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35436-2002-03-07), registration cancelled 2002-03-07, S/N 17256769, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Registry model: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426) (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: Childress

## Other investigations on N35436 (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 SEA97LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA166), Jul 11, 1997: Cessna 172I (N35436), Naches, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate preflight by the pilot, and subsequent fuel exhaustion, which led to a forced landing and subsequent nose over of the aircraft. Related factors were: the FBO did not refuel the aircraft as…

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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