# NTSB FTW76DRJ15: Cessna 172, N73532, Texarkana, AR, January 29, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1976
- Place: Texarkana, AR · TEXARKANA, AR
- Location: 33.4418° N, 94.0377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Texarkana, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4418&lon=-94.0377&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152367
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DRJ15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRJ15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0145  76/1/29    TEXARKANA,AR        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 71 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N73532              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEBB FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TEXARKANA,AR                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- DMGD FIREWALL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73532](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73532-1981-04-02), registration cancelled 1981-04-02, S/N R172-0098 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna R172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (registry code 2072413) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Webb Field

## 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 19760129001349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760129001349A), Jan 29, 1976: Cessna R172E, Texarkana, AR, Substantial damage. Dmgd firewall.

## Other investigations on N73532 (1)

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 FTW79FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA092), Jul 3, 1979: Cessna R172 (N73532), Ashdown, AR, destroyed, 7 fatal

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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