# NTSB FTW80DPD08: Cessna 172, N75510, Denton, TX, December 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1979
- Place: Denton, TX · DENTON, TX
- Location: 33.2148° N, 97.1331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2148&lon=-97.1331&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132653
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DPD08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPD08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3324  79/12/26   DENTON,TX           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 81 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N75510              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DENTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TX                   DENTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    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- PLT STATED-LNDD LONG,ROLLED OUT INTO CLSD CONST AREA & CLSD TWY AT RWY END.HIT CONST MACHINERY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N75510](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75510-2007-04-06), registration cancelled 2007-04-06, S/N 17267771, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (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: Denton

## 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 19791226036189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791226036189A), Dec 26, 1979: Cessna 172N, Denton, TX, Substantial damage. Landed long. Entered closed rwy & taxiway area. Wing hit bulldozer. Veered off taxiway.

## Other investigations on N75510 (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 MIA04FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04FA007), Oct 21, 2003: Cessna 172N (N75510), Olive Branch, MS, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed (Vso), which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin, an uncontrolled descent, and an impact with terrain. A factor in the accident was his failure to…

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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