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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 305A · League City, TX · August 25, 1985

Date
August 25, 1985 · 08:25 local
Place
League City, TX
Airport
Houston Gulf
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6393T
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW85LA333
Reported as
Cessna 305A
Reported engine
Continental O47011
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,855 total52 in this make and model52 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Let airspeed and altitude get low, bank too steep while watching other airplane. Unable to recover, hit ground.

As the FAA filed it

LET AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE GET LOW, BANK TOO STEEP WHILE WATCHING OTHER AIRPLANE. UNABLE TO RECOVER, HIT GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.