# NTSB FTW78FRA02: Cessna 172, N1403V, Crockett, TX, October 8, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1977
- Place: Crockett, TX · CROCKETT, TX
- Location: 31.3171° N, 95.4566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crockett, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3171&lon=-95.4566&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144631
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FRA02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRA02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3684   77/10/8 NR.CROCKETT,TX        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 104
        TIME - 1215                    N1403V              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CROCKETT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STUGGART,AR                 PALESTINE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HIT BARBED WIRE FENCES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1403V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1403V), registered now, S/N 17263550, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (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: Crockett

## 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 19771008036479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771008036479A), Oct 8, 1977: Cessna 172M, Crockett, TX, Substantial damage. Hit barbed wire fences.

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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