# NTSB FTW78FPA26: Cessna R172K, N736HJ, Gordanville, TX, May 26, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1978
- Place: Gordanville, TX · GORDANVILLE, TX
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 12, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141880
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FPA26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPA26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1173  78/5/26    GORDANVILLE,TX      CESSNA R172K        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 151
        TIME - 1800                    N736HJ              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CEDAR MILLS RESOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OKLAHOMA CITY,OK            GORDANVILLE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR & PROP CONTACTED RIDGE ON EDGE OF RWY WHILE PLT ATTEMPTED TO TURN ACFT AROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N736HJ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N736HJ-2014-11-17), registration cancelled 2014-11-17, S/N R1722537, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Registry model: [Cessna R172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (registry code 2072431) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cedar Mills Resor

## 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 19780526013569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780526013569A), May 26, 1978: Cessna 172D, Gordanville, TX, Substantial damage. Nose gear & prop contacted ridge on edge of rwy while plt attempto turn acft around.

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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