# NTSB FTW75DQD17: Cessna 172, N4465L, Candelaria, TX, March 6, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1975
- Place: Candelaria, TX · CANDELARIA, TX
- Location: 30.1385° N, 104.6830° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Candelaria, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1385&lon=-104.6830&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147875
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DQD17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DQD17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0389   75/3/6    CANDELARIA,TX       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 1045                    N4465L              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 54 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CANDELARIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MARATHON,TX                 CANDELARIA,TX                PRESIDIO,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- LND ON SHORT ROUGH STRIP.SWERVED OFF RWY INTO BRUSH DUE BLUFF AT END.MADE 4 PASSES BFOR LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4465L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4465L-2000-08-16), registration cancelled 2000-08-16, S/N 17254560 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Candelaria

## 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 19750306004479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750306004479A), Mar 6, 1975: Cessna 172G, Candelaria, TX, Substantial damage. Lnd on short rough strip. Swerved off rwy into brush due bluff at end. Made 4 passes bfor ldg.

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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