# NTSB FTW71FPA07: Cessna 172, N6404E, Quinlan, TX, September 9, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1970
- Place: Quinlan, TX · QUINLAN, TX
- Location: 32.9090° N, 96.1313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quinlan, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9090&lon=-96.1313&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145086
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FPA07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FPA07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3765   70/9/9    QUINLAN,TEX         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 296
        TIME - 1830                    N6404E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 217 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          QUINLAN,TEX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- TKOF AREA APRX 568FT USEABLE,ROUGH.50FT TREES LCTD W END,40FT PWR LINES E END.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6404E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6404E-2001-03-08), registration cancelled 2001-03-08, S/N 46504 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6404E (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 FTW99LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA116), Apr 13, 1999: Cessna 172 (N6404E), Sheridan, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive landing approach speed and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point which resulted in a runway overrun.

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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