# NTSB FTW79DPJ38: Cessna R172K, N4634K, El Reno, OK, September 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1979
- Place: El Reno, OK · EL RENO, OK
- Location: 35.5323° N, 97.9550° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Reno, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5323&lon=-97.9550&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133393
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DPJ38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPJ38-133393

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2525  79/9/19    EL RENO,OK          CESSNA R172K        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1800
        TIME - 1420                    N4634K              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL RENO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ABILENE,TX                  EL RENO,OK                   OLNEY,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- DITCH NR END OF RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4634K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4634K-2014-01-08), registration cancelled 2014-01-08, S/N R1722000, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Registry model: [Cessna R172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (registry code 2072431) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: El Reno

## 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 19790919028409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790919028409A), Sep 19, 1979: Cessna 172K, El Reno, OK, Substantial damage. Landed long on short grass strip. Ran off end of runway sideways into an embankment.

## Other investigations on N4634K (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 FTW77DA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DA032), Jan 27, 1977: Cessna 172 (N4634K), Dallas, 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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