# NTSB FTW79FPD04: Cessna 172F, N8186U, Pilot Point, TX, October 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1978
- Place: Pilot Point, TX · PILOT POINT, TX
- Location: 33.3983° N, 96.9555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pilot Point, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3983&lon=-96.9555&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139066
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FPD04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPD04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3204  78/10/19   PILOT POINT,TX      CESSNA 172F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 53 TOTAL
        TIME - 1210                    N8186U              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FISHER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PILOT POINT,TX              N.RICHLAND HILLS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- RIGHT MAIN TIRE FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8186U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8186U), registered now, S/N 17252086, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (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
- Airport: Fisher

## 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 19781019034969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781019034969A), Oct 19, 1978: Cessna 172D, Pilot Point, TX, Substantial damage. Right main tire failed.

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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