# NTSB FTW75DRJ14: Cessna 172D, N8547X, Wells, TX, September 20, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1974
- Place: Wells, TX · WELLS, TX
- Location: 31.4916° N, 94.9473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wells, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4916&lon=-94.9473&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136648
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DRJ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRJ14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3066  74/9/20    WELLS,TEX           CESSNA 172D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 70, 1495
        TIME - 1530                    N8547X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 812 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WELLS,TEX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- REMAINS OF RAT NEST FND IN CARB AIR INLET
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8547X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8547X-2007-09-12), registration cancelled 2007-09-12, S/N P17257147, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Registry model: [Cessna P172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p172d) (registry code 2072202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, 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 19740920033359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740920033359A), Sep 20, 1974: Cessna P172D, Wells, TX, Substantial damage. Remains of rat nest fnd in carb air inlet

## Other investigations on N8547X (2)

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 MIA06WA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06WA030), Dec 12, 2005: Cessna 172 (N8547X), Saint-Barthelem, Guadeloupe, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA04WA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04WA046), Dec 30, 2003: Cessna 172 (N8547X), Lamentin, Martinique, 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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