# NTSB FTW76DQG06: Cessna 172A, N7864T, Rotan, TX, July 5, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1975
- Place: Rotan, TX · ROTAN, TX
- Location: 32.8540° N, 100.4655° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rotan, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8540&lon=-100.4655&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150277
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DQG06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DQG06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2171   75/7/5  NR.ROTAN,TX           CESSNA 172A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 1644
        TIME - 0930                    N7864T              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILLIPS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SNYDER,TX                  ROTAN,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- LND 40FT SHORT OF RWY IN PLOWED FLD. PLTS 2ND APCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7864T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7864T-2013-05-09), registration cancelled 2013-05-09, S/N 47464, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Registry model: [Cessna 172A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (registry code 2072404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Phillips

## 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 19750705023369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750705023369A), Jul 5, 1975: Cessna 172A, Rotan, TX, Substantial damage. Lnd 40FT short of rwy in plowed fld. Plts 2nd apch.

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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