# NTSB FTW78DPD13: Cessna 172, N70390, Wichita Falls, TX, April 2, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 2, 1978
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX · WICHITA FALLS, TX
- Location: 33.9137° N, 98.4934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita Falls, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9137&lon=-98.4934&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142648
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DPD13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPD13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0541   78/4/2    WICHITA FALLS,TX    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 67 TOTAL
        TIME - 1315                    N70390              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KICKAPOO DOWNTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SHEPPARD AFB,TX             LOCAL                        WICHITA FALLS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N70390 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kickapoo Downtown

## 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 19780402006969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780402006969A), Apr 2, 1978: Cessna 172D, Wichita Falls, TX, 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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