# NTSB FTW71DRG30: Cessna 172, N5997R, Lowake, TX, September 28, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1970
- Place: Lowake, TX · LOWAKE, TX
- Location: 31.5663° N, 100.0759° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lowake, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5663&lon=-100.0759&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132236
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DRG30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRG30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3872  70/9/28    LOWAKE,TEX          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2045                    N5997R              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 25, 863 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            73 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOWAKE INN STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOWAKE,TEX                  FT WORTH,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- WHEELS COLLECTED MUD DRG TKOF ROLL,ACFT HIT RISE CAUSING PREMATURE LFTOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5997R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5997R), registered now, S/N 17253666, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (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
- Airport: Lowake Inn Strip

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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