# NTSB FTW72DPM22: Cessna 172, N46743, Cookson, OK, March 4, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 4, 1972
- Place: Cookson, OK · COOKSON, OK
- Location: 35.7213° N, 94.9155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cookson, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7213&lon=-94.9155&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165799
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72DPM22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DPM22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0575   72/3/4    COOKSON,OKLA        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 183
        TIME - 1720                    N46743              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 89 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TENKILLER LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STILLWATER,OKLA             COOKSON,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT DID NOT USE PROPER PROCEDURE FOR SHORT FLD X-WIND LDG.USING RWY4,WIND VRBL N-NE,GUSTING TO 20K
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46743](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46743), registered now, S/N 17257464, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tenkiller Lake

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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