# NTSB FTW79FPA09: Cessna 172L, N7875G, Dallas, TX, February 10, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1979
- Place: Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137689
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FPA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0034  79/2/10    DALLAS,TX           CESSNA 172L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 95 TOTAL
        TIME - 1115                    N7875G              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ADDISON,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- PROP TIP SEPARATED IN FLT.CONCRETE SEWER PIPE HIDDEN BY TALL GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7875G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7875G), registered now, S/N 17259575, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (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

## 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 19790210002699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790210002699A), Feb 10, 1979: Cessna 172C, Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Prop failure resulted in emergency 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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