# NTSB FTW72FPD25: Cessna 172F, N8179U, Cisco, TX, December 27, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 27, 1971
- Place: Cisco, TX · CISCO, TX
- Location: 32.3874° N, 98.9819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cisco, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3874&lon=-98.9819&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 11, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164386
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FPD25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPD25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3729  71/12/27   CISCO,TEX           CESSNA 172F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1240                    N8179U              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CISCO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CISCO,TEX                   TYLER,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        REMARKS- ABORTED DUE INSUFFICIENT SPEED.NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND.SWERVED OFF RWY TO AVOID FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8179U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8179U-1982-09-01), registration cancelled 1982-09-01, S/N 17252079 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cisco

## Other investigations on N8179U (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 LAX79DUJ91](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ91), Jun 30, 1979: Cessna 172 (N8179U), Rimrock, AZ, destroyed

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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