# NTSB FTW72DRG10: Cessna 177, N29386, Bandera, TX, July 30, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1971
- Place: Bandera, TX · BANDERA, TX
- Location: 29.7251° N, 99.0743° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bandera, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7251&lon=-99.0743&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162400
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72DRG10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DRG10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2645  71/7/30    BANDERA,TEX         CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 1640                    N29386              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING L RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN ANTONIO,TEX             BANDERA,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- 40DEG FLAP APCH.RETRACTED FLAPS TO 10DEG IMTLY AFTR ADDING PWR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N29386 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flying L Ranch

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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