# NTSB FTW72FPJ10: Cessna 172H, N2790L, Bethany, OK, August 27, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1971
- Place: Bethany, OK · BETHANY, OK
- Location: 35.5072° N, 97.6417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethany, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5072&lon=-97.6417&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163085
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FPJ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPJ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3223  71/8/27    BETHANY,OKLA        CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 101
        TIME - 1132                    N2790L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILEY POST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BETHANY,OKLA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2790L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2790L), registered now, S/N 17255990, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wiley Post

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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