# NTSB FTW73DPD43: Cessna 175, N7229M, Poolville, TX, June 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1973
- Place: Poolville, TX · POOLVILLE, TX
- Location: 32.9751° N, 97.8581° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Poolville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9751&lon=-97.8581&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190487
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DPD43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPD43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1266  73/6/10    POOLVILLE,TEX       CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 1284
        TIME - 1245                    N7229M              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 153 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SPRINGTOWN,TEX              LOCAL                        POOLVILLE,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR STRUCK HOLE IN HAY FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7229M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7229M-2013-05-06), registration cancelled 2013-05-06, S/N 55529, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19730610014449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730610014449A), Jun 10, 1973: Cessna 175, Poolville, TX, Substantial damage. Nose gear struck hole in hay fld.

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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