# NTSB FTW75DQG50: Cessna 172, N4699L, Post, TX, April 7, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1975
- Place: Post, TX · POST, TX
- Location: 33.1909° N, 101.3815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Post, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1909&lon=-101.3815&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 30, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146843
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DQG50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DQG50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0990   75/4/7    POST,TX             CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1853
        TIME - 1330                    N4699L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1620 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUSTIN,TX                   LUBBOCK,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           72                                                      180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           25                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- GUSTING TO 35K.PLT STATED HE WAITED FOR WG WALKERS BUT NONE AVAIL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4699L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4699L-1989-02-14), registration cancelled 1989-02-14, S/N 17254694 (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: Post

## 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 19750407009629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750407009629A), Apr 7, 1975: Cessna 172G, Post, TX, Substantial damage. Gusting to 35K.plt stated he waited for wg walkers but none avail.

## Other investigations on N4699L (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI67D0584](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0584), Mar 10, 1967: Cessna 172G (N4699L), Cahokia, IL, substantial damage

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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