# NTSB FTW77FPM06: Cessna 172K, N46305, Bartlesville, OK, February 22, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1977
- Place: Bartlesville, OK · BARTLESVILLE, OK
- Location: 36.7379° N, 95.9485° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bartlesville, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7379&lon=-95.9485&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 9, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156872
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FPM06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPM06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0130  77/2/22    BARTLESVILLE,OK     CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1390
        TIME - 2154                    N46305              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 908 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILLIPS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULSA,OK                    BARTLESVILLE,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  3500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          200                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 35K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46305](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46305-1991-10-31), registration cancelled 1991-10-31, S/N 17257172 (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
- Airport: Phillips 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 19770222002009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770222002009A), Feb 22, 1977: Cessna 172K, Bartlesville, OK, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 35K.

## Other investigations on N46305 (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 MIA91LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA175), Jun 29, 1991: Cessna 172K (N46305), Groveland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED RESULTING IN INADVERTENT STALL/MUSH.

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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