# NTSB FTW76DRG23: Cessna 172, N5023R, Sandia, TX, October 2, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1975
- Place: Sandia, TX · SANDIA, TX
- Location: 28.0212° N, 97.8676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandia, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0212&lon=-97.8676&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151213
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DRG23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRG23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3058   75/10/2   SANDIA,TX           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 348
        TIME - 1915                    N5023R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KNOLLE FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORPUS CHRISTI,TX           SANDIA,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- LND LONG TO AVOID TRUCK PARKED BY RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5023R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5023R), registered now, S/N 17263264, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- 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
- Airport: Knolle Farm

## 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 19751002032349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751002032349A), Oct 2, 1975: Cessna 172M, Sandia, TX, Substantial damage. Lnd long to avoid truck parked by rwy.

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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