# NTSB FTW78FPD04: Cessna 172, N3860L, Jacksboro, TX, November 3, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 3, 1977
- Place: Jacksboro, TX · JACKSBORO, TX
- Location: 33.2292° N, 98.1608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksboro, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2292&lon=-98.1608&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144532
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FPD04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPD04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3375   77/11/3   JACKSBORO,TX        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 82 TOTAL
        TIME - 0915                    N3860L              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EASTLAND,TX                 BOWIE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH HWY SIGN WHILE MAKING PRECAUTIONARY LNDG ON HIGHWAY WITH 4 DEGREE DOWNSLOPE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3860L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3860L), registered now, S/N 17254029, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (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: Substantial damage

## 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 19771103034529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771103034529A), Nov 3, 1977: Cessna 172G, Jacksboro, TX, Substantial damage. Collided with hwy sign while making precautionary lndg on highway with 4 degree downslope

## Other investigations on N3860L (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW01LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA106), Apr 26, 2001: Cessna 172G (N3860L), N. Little Rock, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's delayed go-around on landing.

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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