# NTSB FTW80FA076: Cessna 172M, N9624Q, Beasley, TX, May 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1980
- Place: Beasley, TX · BEASLEY, TX
- Location: 29.4951° N, 95.9155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beasley, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4951&lon=-95.9155&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136358
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FA076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA076

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0667  80/5/17    BEASLEY,TX          CESSNA 172M         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, UNK/NR
        TIME - 2000                    N9624Q              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWERS AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEASLEY,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT,R FNT SEAT,BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL-126MG%.PAX,L FNT SEAT,83MG%.CRASHED DRG HAMMERHEAD STALL,LOW ALT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9624Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9624Q-1980-06-09), registration cancelled 1980-06-09, S/N 17265708 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Bowers Airpark

## 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 19800517014159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800517014159A), May 17, 1980: Cessna 172M, Beasley, TX, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Buzzed area. Pulled up into hammerhead stall. Unable to recover before impact. All on board intoxicated.

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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