# NTSB FTW71FRA57: Cessna 172, N4095F, Port Bolivar, TX, May 16, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1971
- Place: Port Bolivar, TX · PORT BOLIVAR, TX
- Location: 29.3808° N, 94.7644° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Bolivar, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3808&lon=-94.7644&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161140
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FRA57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRA57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0490  71/5/16    PORT BOLIVAR,TEX    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 1170
        TIME - 1105                    N4095F              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOUSE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GALVESTON,TEX               PORT BOLIVAR,TEX
        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
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- DOVE UNDER PWR LINES AND HIT PHONE WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4095F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4095F-1978-11-14), registration cancelled 1978-11-14, S/N 36995, built 1958 (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
- Airport: Bouse

## Other investigations on N4095F (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 FTW75FPA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FPA22), Mar 8, 1975: Cessna 172 (N4095F), Corsicana, TX, substantial damage

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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