# NTSB FTW78FA029: Cessna 172N, N737MQ, Lubbock, TX, February 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1978
- Place: Lubbock, TX · LUBBOCK, TX
- Location: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5779&lon=-101.8552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 24, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143293
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FA029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA029

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0669  78/2/20  NR.LUBBOCK,TX         CESSNA 172N         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 322
        TIME - 1946                    N737MQ              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOWN AND COUNTRY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LUBBOCK,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINES ACCROSS HIGHWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N737MQ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737MQ-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 17269525, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Town And Country

## 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 19780220008649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780220008649A), Feb 20, 1978: Cessna 172D, Lubbock, TX, Destroyed, 3 fatal. High voltage power lines accross highway.

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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