# NTSB FTW72FRG65: Cessna 172, N8643U, Pearsall, TX, April 7, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1972
- Place: Pearsall, TX · PEARSALL, TX
- Location: 28.8929° N, 99.0972° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pearsall, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8929&lon=-99.0972&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 6, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165705
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FRG65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FRG65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0933   72/4/7    PEARSALL,TEX        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 250
        TIME - 1845                    N8643U              PX-  0  0  1  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- TWO BALES OF MARIJUANA FOUND IN AIRCRAFT BY CUSTOMS AGENTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8643U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8643U-1989-10-31), registration cancelled 1989-10-31, S/N 17252545 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N8643U (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 FTW89LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA060), Feb 26, 1989: Cessna 172 (N8643U), Jacksboro, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO GO AROUND, WHEN SHE DID NOT ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT (LANDED LONG) AND HAD EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED TO STOP ON THE RUNWAY. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE…

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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