# NTSB FTW72DPD31: Cessna 172, N1442Y, Fort Worth, TX, March 5, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1972
- Place: Fort Worth, TX · FORT WORTH, TX
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165820
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72DPD31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DPD31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0622   72/3/5    FORT WORTH,TEX      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 120
        TIME - 1545                    N1442Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER SOUTHWEST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT WORTH,TEX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSEWHEEL LDG.PROP DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1442Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1442Y-1997-11-07), registration cancelled 1997-11-07, S/N 17249142 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (registry code 2072408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greater Southwest

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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