# NTSB FTW76FRJ18: Cessna 172K, N79444, Hughes Springs, TX, March 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1976
- Place: Hughes Springs, TX · HUGHES SPRINGS, TX
- Location: 32.9987° N, 94.6311° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hughes Springs, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9987&lon=-94.6311&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 31, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152623
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FRJ18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRJ18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0315  76/3/10    HUGHES SPRINGS,TX   CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 353
        TIME - 1630                    N79444              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 88 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MT.PLEASANT,TX              HUGHES SPRINGS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- LND IN FLD ACROSS FRM SISTERS HOME.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N79444](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79444-1995-04-24), registration cancelled 1995-04-24, S/N 17258093 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19760310004249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760310004249A), Mar 10, 1976: Cessna 172K, Hughes Springs, TX, Substantial damage. Lnd in fld across frm sisters home.

## Other investigations on N79444 (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 SEA94FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA225), Aug 26, 1994: Cessna 172K (N79444), Laramie, WY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM TERRAIN. DOWNDRAFT WIND ON THE LEE SIDE OF THE RIDGELINE WAS A FACTOR.
- [NTSB FTW71DPJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DPJ19), Sep 29, 1970: Cessna 172 (N79444), Oklahoma Cty, OK, substantial damage

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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