# NTSB FTW82FA030: Cessna 172, N2894U, Venus, TX, December 10, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 10, 1981
- Place: Venus, TX · VENUS, TX
- Location: 32.4052° N, 97.1044° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Venus, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4052&lon=-97.1044&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122619
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82FA030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA030

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3564  81/12/10 NR.VENUS,TX           CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 274
        TIME - 1725                    N2894U              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PVT STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         VENUS,TX                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
          MISC-NUMEROUS WASPS IN CABIN,WNG,ENG AREAS OF ACFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- CRASH IN L TURN NR RWY.BLOOD/ALCOHOL LVL .07PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2894U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2894U-2012-10-19), registration cancelled 2012-10-19, S/N 17250494, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Pvt 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 19811210080139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811210080139A), Dec 10, 1981: Cessna 172D, Venus, TX, Destroyed. Flew into ground left of runway threshold. Nose wheel broke, aircraft tumbled, live wasps in cabin possible factor.

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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