# NTSB FTW80DRG68: Cessna 172N, N734SA, Marble Falls, TX, August 29, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1980
- Place: Marble Falls, TX · MARBLE FALLS, TX
- Location: 30.5602° N, 98.2773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marble Falls, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5602&lon=-98.2773&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129401
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRG68
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRG68

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734SA-1986-01-07), registration cancelled 1986-01-07, S/N 17269068 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sunrise Beach

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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