# NTSB FTW72FPD34: Culver V, N44X, Cisco, TX, March 31, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 31, 1972
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117386
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FPD34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPD34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0980  72/3/31    CISCO,TEX           CULVER V            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 163
        TIME - 1630                    N44X                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CISCO MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CISCO,TEX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- SPARK PLUG AND BUSHING,NR1 CYL,BLEW OUT.CYL INSTLD 18 HOURS PRIOR.HIT ROCKS UPON LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N44X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44X-2003-07-21), registration cancelled 2003-07-21, S/N V165, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CULVER V
- Registry model: [Culver V](https://openairdocs.org/model/culver-v) (registry code 8730302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cisco Municipal

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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