# NTSB FTW73AF059: Cessna 172H, N8232L, Campbell, TX, April 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1973
- Place: Campbell, TX · CAMPBELL, TX
- Location: 33.1476° N, 95.9549° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Campbell, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1476&lon=-95.9549&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112352
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73AF059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0529  73/4/10    CAMPBELL,TEX        CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 39 TOTAL
        TIME - 1512                    N8232L              PX-  1  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENVILLE,TEX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8232L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8232L-1973-06-29), registration cancelled 1973-06-29, S/N 17256432, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730410006999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730410006999A), Apr 10, 1973: Cessna 172H, Campbell, TX, Substantial damage, 2 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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