# NTSB FTW79FA013: Cessna 172H, N2757L, Kent, TX, November 18, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1978
- Place: Kent, TX · KENT, TX
- Location: 31.0693° N, 104.2171° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kent, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0693&lon=-104.2171&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 7, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138438
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FA013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3936  78/11/18 NR.KENT,TX            CESSNA 172H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 46,
        TIME - 0800                    N2757L              PX-  0  2  0  BUSINESS                  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PECOS,TX                    VAN HORN,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- 196MG PERCENT OF ETHYL ALCOHOL IN THE PILOT'S BLOODSTREAM.PAX STATED PLT HAD LITTLE EXP-NONE RECTY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2757L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2757L-2011-11-28), registration cancelled 2011-11-28, S/N 17255957, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (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: Destroyed

## 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 19781118041979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781118041979A), Nov 18, 1978: Cessna 172H, Kent, TX, Destroyed. 196MG percent of ethyl alcohol in the pilot's bloodstream. Pax staplt had little exp-none recty

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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