# NTSB FTW72FPM31: Cessna 172D, N2406Y, Grove, OK, May 21, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1972
- Place: Grove, OK · GROVE, OK
- Location: 36.5850° N, 94.7872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grove, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5850&lon=-94.7872&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167137
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FPM31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPM31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1829  72/5/21    GROVE,OKLA          CESSNA 172D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 36,
        TIME - 1715                    N2406Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HONEY CREEK STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STRAFFORD,MO                GROVE,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2406Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2406Y-2012-08-14), registration cancelled 2012-08-14, S/N 17249706, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (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: Honey Creek Strip

## Other investigations on N2406Y (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 MKC81DCD22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD22), Jun 22, 1981: Cessna 172D (N2406Y), Laurens, IA, 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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