# NTSB FTW72FPA14: Cessna 172, N3876R, Dallas, TX, January 20, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 20, 1972
- Place: Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164728
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FPA14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPA14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0075  72/1/20    DALLAS,TEX          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 214
        TIME - 1835                    N3876R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDBIRD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TEX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- CYCLIST RODE INTO APCH PATH OF N3876.NO TIME FOR PLT TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION.WAS HIT BY LDG GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3876R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3876R), registered now, S/N 17255376, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (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: Minor damage
- Airport: Redbird

## Other investigations on N3876R (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW69F0378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0378-191726), Feb 1, 1969: Cessna 172H (N3876R), Amarillo, TX, 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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