# NTSB FTW74DRG32: Cessna 172L, N4341Q, Zapata, TX, November 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 10, 1973
- Place: Zapata, TX · ZAPATA, TX
- Location: 26.9022° N, 99.2614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zapata, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9022&lon=-99.2614&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188308
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74DRG32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRG32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3201  73/11/10 NR.ZAPATA,TEX         CESSNA 172L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 343
        TIME - 0800                    N4341Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TEX                ZAPATA,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- PLT ATMPTD LNDG ON GRAVL RD-90 DEG CRSWND TCHDN LONG HIT BRUSH ON BOTH SIDES OF RD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4341Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- 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 19731110035199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731110035199A), Nov 10, 1973: Cessna 172L, Zapata, TX, Substantial damage. Plt atmptd lndg on gravl RD-90 deg crswnd tchdn long hit brush on both sides of rd.

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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