# NTSB FTW80DRG48: Cessna 172, N738UJ, Aransas Pass, TX, June 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1980
- Place: Aransas Pass, TX · ARANSAS PASS, TX
- Location: 27.8931° N, 97.1210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aransas Pass, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8931&lon=-97.1210&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130874
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRG48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRG48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1290  80/6/18    ARANSAS PASS,TX     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 53, 46 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N738UJ              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARANSAS PASS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARLINGEN,TX                ARANSAS PASS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N738UJ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738UJ-1983-09-04), registration cancelled 1983-09-04, S/N 17270245 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aransas Pass Muni

## 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 19800618022529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800618022529A), Jun 18, 1980: Cessna 172N, Aransas Pass, TX, Substantial damage. Slowed for airplane on runway. Tried to go around, stalled, contacted water off approach end of runway.

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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