# NTSB FTW74FPA01: Cessna 172, N7821T, Denison, TX, July 21, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1973
- Place: Denison, TX · DENISON, TX
- Location: 33.7669° N, 96.5807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denison, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7669&lon=-96.5807&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189639
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FPA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1792  73/7/21    DENISON,TEX         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 207
        TIME - 1400                    N7821T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MC KEON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT WORTH,TEX                DENISON,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- LDG GR HIT SHALLOW DRAINAGE DITCH AT END OF RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7821T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7821T), registered now, S/N 47421, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (registry code 2072404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-c) (registry code 17175, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mc Keon

## 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 19730721021869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730721021869A), Jul 21, 1973: Cessna 172A, Denison, TX, Substantial damage. Ldg gr hit shallow drainage ditch at end of rnwy.

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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