# NTSB FTW78DQG42: Cessna 172, N738GU, Childress, TX, July 31, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1978
- Place: Childress, TX · CHILDRESS, TX
- Location: 34.4355° N, 100.2824° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Childress, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4355&lon=-100.2824&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140463
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DQG42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DQG42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1378  78/7/31    CHILDRESS,TX        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 54, 62 TOTAL
        TIME - 0830                    N738GU              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHILDRESS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHILDRESS,TX                MIDLAND,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N738GU](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738GU-2008-07-21), registration cancelled 2008-07-21, S/N 17269973, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Childress Muni

## 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 19780731018829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780731018829A), Jul 31, 1978: Cessna 172D, Childress, 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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