# NTSB FTW75DRA25: Cessna 172, N20395, Sugarland, TX, May 2, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1975
- Place: Sugarland, TX · SUGARLAND, TX
- Location: 29.6197° N, 95.6349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sugar Land, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6197&lon=-95.6349&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 29, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148615
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DRA25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRA25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0855   75/5/2    SUGARLAND,TX        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 150
        TIME - 1750                    N20395              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOMBALL,TX                  GALVESTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG EXPANSION PLUG DISLODGED.PLUG INSTALLED 3.4HRS BEFORE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N20395](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20395-1979-02-23), registration cancelled 1979-02-23, S/N 17261255 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19750502009489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750502009489A), May 2, 1975: Cessna 172M, Sugarland, TX, Substantial damage. Eng expansion plug dislodged. Plug installed 3.4HRS before.

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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