FTW73DQG16

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Wildorado, TX · August 30, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 30, 1972
Place
Wildorado, TX · WILDORADO, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5631ACessna 172
Status
Completed · report March 16, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167843

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3137  72/8/30    WILDORADO,TEX       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 41 TOTAL
        TIME - 1420                    N5631A              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AG STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          AMARILLO,TEX                AMARILLO,TEX                 TUCUMCARI,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N5631A
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ag Strip

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.