# NTSB FTW80DRJ29: Cessna 172, N2605U, Lindale, TX, July 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1980
- Place: Lindale, TX · LINDALE, TX
- Location: 32.4941° N, 95.4073° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lindale, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4941&lon=-95.4073&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129925
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRJ29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRJ29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1305  80/7/12  NR.LINDALE,TX         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 325
        TIME - 1100                    N2605U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 298 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LINDALE,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- R BRAKE FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2605U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2605U-1983-05-03), registration cancelled 1983-05-03, S/N 17250205, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private Strip

## 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 19800712024919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800712024919A), Jul 12, 1980: Cessna 172D, Lindale, TX, Substantial damage. Plane veered off runway, hit pole and wire landing long and fast on short strip. Right brake 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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