# NTSB FTW72DRA03: Cessna 172, N8008B, Alice, TX, August 8, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1971
- Place: Alice, TX · ALICE, TX
- Location: 27.7556° N, 98.0658° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alice, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7556&lon=-98.0658&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162828
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72DRA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DRA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2969   71/8/8    ALICE,TEX           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 584
        TIME - 1130                    N8008B              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 191 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORANGE GROVE,TEX            PEARLAND,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- ATMTD SOFT FLD TKOF FM RD,HIT SOFT SPOT,ELVTR CTL FULL BACK,LOST DRCTNL CTL,HIT DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8008B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8008B), registered now, S/N 29808, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (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

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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