# NTSB FTW81FRG20: Cessna 172, N738TE, Austin, TX, February 21, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1981
- Place: Austin, TX · AUSTIN, TX
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127135
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FRG20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0095  81/2/21    AUSTIN,TX           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 107
        TIME - 1200                    N738TE              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TIMS AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ABILENE,TX                  VICTORIA,TX                  AUSTIN,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N738TE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tims 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 19810221004669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810221004669A), Feb 21, 1981: Cessna 172N, Austin, TX, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing. Veered off runway into high grass. Struck embankment.

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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