# NTSB FTW72FRA38: Cessna 172K, N46377, Sugar Land, TX, February 4, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1972
- Place: Sugar Land, TX · SUGAR LAND, TX
- Location: 29.6197° N, 95.6349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sugar Land, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6197&lon=-95.6349&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165431
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FRA38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FRA38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4156   72/2/4    SUGAR LAND,TEX      CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 74 TOTAL
        TIME - 1320                    N46377              PX-  1  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HULL FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUGAR LAND,TEX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PAX CARRYING BABY DEPLANED & WALKED INTO ROTATING PROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46377](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46377-2018-09-04), registration cancelled 2018-09-04, S/N 17257226, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (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: Minor damage
- Airport: Hull Field

## Other investigations on N46377 (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 CEN17LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA006), Oct 4, 2016: Cessna 172K (N46377), Wilmot, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the No. 1 piston pin plug due to corrosion in the cylinder barrel, which resulted in oil contamination, oil starvation to the crankshaft connecting rod bearings, and a subsequent partial…

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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