# NTSB FTW78DPJ14: Cessna 172, N6461B, Tryon, OK, April 9, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1978
- Place: Tryon, OK · TRYON, OK
- Location: 35.8771° N, 96.9696° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tryon, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8771&lon=-96.9696&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201238
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DPJ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPJ14-201238

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0492   78/4/9    TRYON,OK            CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 150
        TIME - 1830                    N6461B              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TRYON,OK                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6461B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6461B-2013-05-22), registration cancelled 2013-05-22, S/N 29661, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (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: 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 19780409006049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780409006049A), Apr 9, 1978: Cessna 172D, Tryon, OK, Destroyed

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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