FTW80DRG68

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172N · Marble Falls, TX · August 29, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 29, 1980
Place
Marble Falls, TX · MARBLE FALLS, TX
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N734SACessna 172N
Status
Completed · report September 22, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
129401

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1815  80/8/29    MARBLE FALLS,TX     CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 86 TOTAL
        TIME - 1445                    N734SA              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNRISE BEACH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TX                  MARBLE FALLS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N734SA
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sunrise Beach

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.