# NTSB FTW76DRA06: Cessna 172K, N79090, Houston, TX, July 21, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1975
- Place: Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149475
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DRA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1864  75/7/21    HOUSTON,TX          CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 57 TOTAL
        TIME - 2030                    N79090              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLLIER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBUS,TX                 HOUSTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- PLT HAD NO RECENT NITE TIME. DIDNT RETRACT FULL FLAPS ON GO-AROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N79090](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79090), registered now, S/N 17257873, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (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
- Airport: Collier

## 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 19750721020139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750721020139A), Jul 21, 1975: Cessna 172K, Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Plt had no recent nite time. Didnt retract full flaps on go-around.

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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