# NTSB FTW76FPJ50: Cessna 172, N2534L, Hooker, OK, August 5, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1976
- Place: Hooker, OK · HOOKER, OK
- Location: 36.8614° N, 101.2163° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hooker, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8614&lon=-101.2163&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155477
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FPJ50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPJ50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2407   76/8/5    HOOKER,OK           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 246
        TIME - 2125                    N2534L              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOOKER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOOKER,OK                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2534L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2534L-1976-10-14), registration cancelled 1976-10-14, S/N 17255734 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hooker

## 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 19760805026609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760805026609A), Aug 5, 1976: Cessna 172D, Hooker, OK, Destroyed

## Other investigations on N2534L (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 DEN68D0110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0110), Sep 29, 1967: Cessna 172 (N2534L), Montrose, CO, destroyed

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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