# NTSB FTW71FPD17: Cessna 172F, N8622U, Weatherford, TX, September 15, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1970
- Place: Weatherford, TX · WEATHERFORD, TX
- Location: 32.7554° N, 97.7657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weatherford, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7554&lon=-97.7657&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 13, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158546
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FPD17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FPD17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3932  70/9/15    WEATHERFORD,TEX     CESSNA 172F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 785
        TIME - 1800                    N8622U              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARKER COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEATHERFORD,TEX             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: WING FLAP CONTROL SYSTEM ELECTRICAL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- PLT ACTIVATED FLAP SWITCH TO UP.TKOF ABORTED DUE FLAPS REMAINING FULL DWN.UNABLE STOP ACFT ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8622U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8622U-1975-06-20), registration cancelled 1975-06-20, S/N 172-52523, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Parker County

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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