# NTSB FTW72DRJ18: Cessna P206B, N4778F, Hooks, TX, December 24, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 24, 1971
- Place: Hooks, TX · HOOKS, TX
- Location: 33.4707° N, 94.2865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hooks, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4707&lon=-94.2865&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164894
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72DRJ18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DRJ18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4178  71/12/24   HOOKS,TEX           CESSNA P206B        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 401
        TIME - 1435                    N4778F              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 78 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRANFILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TEXARKANA,ARK               TULSA,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OWNERS MANUAL-FLT WITH LESS THAN 1/4 TANK OF FUEL CAN UNCOVER FUEL TANK OUTLETS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4778F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4778F), registered now, S/N P206-0378, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206B
- Registry model: [Cessna P206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206b) (registry code 2073309) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cranfill

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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