# NTSB FTW76FQG37: Cessna 172, N2459L, Lubbock, TX, November 8, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1975
- Place: Lubbock, TX · LUBBOCK, TX
- Location: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5779&lon=-101.8552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 21, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151867
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FQG37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FQG37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3049   75/11/8   LUBBOCK,TX          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 287
        TIME - 1930                    N2459L              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOWN-COUNTRY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEAGRAVES,TX                LUBBOCK,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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- PLT DIDNT RETRACT FLAPS & DIDNT USE UNICOM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2459L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2459L), registered now, S/N 17255659, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (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: Town-Country

## 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 19751108034769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751108034769A), Nov 8, 1975: Cessna 172H, Lubbock, TX, Substantial damage. Plt didnt retract flaps & didnt use UNICOM.

## Other investigations on N2459L (2)

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 ANC04LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA012), Dec 5, 2003: Cessna 172 (N2459L), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing/takeoff area, and his failure to abort the takeoff, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a stump, and subsequent loss of control. Factors…
- [NTSB ANC89LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA159), Sep 1, 1989: Cessna 172H (N2459L), Sparrevohn, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE BUCKET WHICH WAS BLOWN INTO THE FLIGHT PATH BY A CROSSWIND.

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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