# NTSB FTW74FPD03: Cessna 172, N7117T, Iowa Park, TX, July 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1973
- Place: Iowa Park, TX · IOWA PARK, TX
- Location: 33.9628° N, 98.6809° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iowa Park, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9628&lon=-98.6809&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189671
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FPD03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPD03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1688  73/7/25    IOWA PARK,TEX       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 270
        TIME - 1935                    N7117T              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 119 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WICHITA VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          IOWA PARK,TEX               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT FORGOT 2ND PWR LINE,HAD CLRD 1ST LINE.      TE TO AVOID.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7117T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7117T), registered now, S/N 46717, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wichita Valley

## 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 19730725021349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730725021349A), Jul 25, 1973: Cessna 172, Iowa Park, TX, Substantial damage. Plt forgot 2nd pwr line,had clrd 1st line. Te to avoid.

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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