# NTSB FTW75DRG86: Cessna 172M, N42212, Laredo, TX, May 27, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1975
- Place: Laredo, TX · LAREDO, TX
- Location: 27.5064° N, 99.5075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laredo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5064&lon=-99.5075&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148874
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DRG86
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRG86

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1324  75/5/27    LAREDO,TX           CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 84 TOTAL
        TIME - 1515                    N42212              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LAREDO,TX                   SAN ANTONIO,TX               LAREDO,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LND ON PIPELINE RIGHT OF WAY,2-3 FT CLNC EACH SIDE. WG CAUGHT BRUSH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N42212](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42212), registered now, S/N 17264163, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (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 19750527013669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750527013669A), May 27, 1975: Cessna 172M, Laredo, TX, Substantial damage. Lnd on pipeline right of way,2-3 ft clnc each side. Wg caught brush.

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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