# NTSB FTW82FA004: Cessna 172P, N52070, Flat, TX, October 8, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1981
- Place: Flat, TX · FLAT, TX
- Location: 31.3093° N, 97.6241° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flat, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3093&lon=-97.6241&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122560
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82FA004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3384   81/10/8 NR.FLAT,TX            CESSNA 172P         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2246                    N52070              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 30, 1405 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TX                 FLAT,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- BFR FLT,PLT TOLD FRIEND THAT SHE WAS TIRED.PLT HAD FLOWN 8HRS & HAD GIVEN UNK AMT OF GND INSTRN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52070](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52070-1982-01-30), registration cancelled 1982-01-30, S/N 17274405 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Draughton-Miller

## 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 19811008065829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811008065829A), Oct 8, 1981: Cessna 172P, Flat, TX, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed during instrument approach with flight instructor and instrument student aboard.

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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