# NTSB FTW77KQG04: Cessna 172, N8267B, Petersburg, TX, November 12, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 12, 1976
- Place: Petersburg, TX · PETERSBURG, TX
- Location: 33.8710° N, 101.5973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Petersburg, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8710&lon=-101.5973&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 January 18, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156236
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77KQG04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77KQG04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3635  76/11/12   PETERSBURG,TX       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 189
        TIME - 1900                    N8267B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ADDISON,TX                  LUBBOCK,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: TRANSMITTERS AND/OR RECEIVERS
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: OTHER
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               20
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING SNOW                                              28
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           70                                                       13
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- VFR FCST AMDD TO IFR PRIOR TO TKOF.UN ACTIVATE FLT PLAN AFTR TKOF DUE RADIO FAILURE,CONTINUED FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8267B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8267B-1977-12-23), registration cancelled 1977-12-23, S/N 36067, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19761112037289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761112037289A), Nov 12, 1976: Cessna 172, Petersburg, TX, Substantial damage. VFR fcst amdd to IFR prior to tkof. Un activate flt plan aftr tkof due radio failure,continued flt.

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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