# NTSB FTW71FRA68: Cessna 172F, N8854U, Tomball, TX, June 18, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1971
- Place: Tomball, TX · TOMBALL, TX
- Location: 30.0951° N, 95.6197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tomball, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0951&lon=-95.6197&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161960
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FRA68
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRA68

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2088  71/6/18    TOMBALL,TEX         CESSNA 172F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 64, 1915
        TIME - 1400                    N8854U              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOOKS MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MENA,ARK                    HOUSTON,TEX                  TOMBALL,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS
        REMARKS- REAR PAX GRABBED PLTS SEAT DRG FLARE TO CHANGE PSN.PLTS SEAT SLIPPED BACK.AC NR20-7G COVERS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8854U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8854U-2018-06-01), registration cancelled 2018-06-01, S/N 17252767, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (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: Hooks Memorial

## Other investigations on N8854U (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 CHI66F0340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0340), Sep 29, 1965: Cessna 172 (N8854U), Findlay, OH, 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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