# NTSB FTW72FQG72: Cessna 177, N29302, Tulia, TX, February 24, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1972
- Place: Tulia, TX · TULIA, TX
- Location: 34.5379° N, 101.7744° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulia, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5379&lon=-101.7744&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165530
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FQG72
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FQG72

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1312  72/2/24    TULIA,TEX           CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 100
        TIME - 0655                    N29302              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TULIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULIA,TEX                   PURCELL,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29302](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29302-2014-09-29), registration cancelled 2014-09-29, S/N 17700800, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tulia

## Other investigations on N29302 (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 FTW83FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA133), Mar 2, 1983: Cessna 177 (N29302), Borger, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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