# NTSB FTW82DPJ04: Cessna 172N, N739VB, Ardmore, OK, November 4, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 4, 1981
- Place: Ardmore, OK · ARDMORE, OK
- Location: 34.1743° N, 97.1436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ardmore, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1743&lon=-97.1436&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 7, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122914
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DPJ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DPJ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2981   81/11/4   ARDMORE,OK          CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1615                    N739VB              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARDMORE MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARDMORE,OK                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N739VB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739VB-2012-10-19), registration cancelled 2012-10-19, S/N 17270831, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ardmore Municipal

## 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 19811104071799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811104071799A), Nov 4, 1981: Cessna 172N, Ardmore, OK, Destroyed. Student solo pilot lost control on touch and go. Crashed on north side of runway.

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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