# NTSB FTW78DQG49: Cessna 172, N19909, Colorado City, TX, September 9, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1978
- Place: Colorado City, TX · COLORADO CITY, TX
- Location: 32.3995° N, 100.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado City, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3995&lon=-100.8583&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140199
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DQG49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DQG49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2450   78/9/9    COLORADO CITY,TX    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 242
        TIME - 0635                    N19909              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 208 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEBB AFB AUX FLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          COLORADO CITY,TX            LAWRANCE,KS                  JAYTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                      180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           2                                                       IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19909](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19909-1982-04-15), registration cancelled 1982-04-15, S/N 17260853 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Webb Afb Aux Fld

## 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 19780909026569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780909026569A), Sep 9, 1978: Cessna 172M, Colorado City, 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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