# Accident 20120905023669A: Cessna 175B, Hamilton, TX, September 5, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2012, 15:55 local time
- Place: Hamilton, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6658° N, 98.1486° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6658&lon=-98.1486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8260T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8260T-2015-05-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175B (registry code 2072506, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175B
- Reported engine: CONTINENTAL GO-300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA609](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA609) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120905023669A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2012, AT 1555 CENTRAL TIME, CESSNA 175B AIRCRAFT, N8260T, EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AFTER TAKEOFF FROM HAMILTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KMNZ), HAMILTON, TEXAS, AND CRASHED 100 YARDS FROM THE UP-WIND PORTION OF RUNWAY 18.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER GX-0385524.  VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM KMNZ AT 1555 CENTRAL TIME.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB CEN12LA609](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA609), Sep 5, 2012: Cessna 175B (N8260T), Hamilton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to an exhaust valve that was stuck in the open position.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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