# NTSB FTW72FPD41: Clark 1000C, N78854, Saginaw, TX, May 2, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1972
- Place: Saginaw, TX · SAGINAW, TX
- Location: 32.8657° N, 97.3657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saginaw, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8657&lon=-97.3657&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166005
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FPD41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPD41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1963   72/5/2    SAGINAW,TEX         CLARK 1000C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N78854              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 26, 512 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            9 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUE MOUND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STINTON TEX                 SAGINAW,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78854](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78854), registered now, S/N 1000-3 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CLARK 1000C
- Registry model: [Clark 1000](https://openairdocs.org/model/clark-1000) (registry code 2230102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming R680](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (registry code 41540, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Blue Mound

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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