# NTSB FTW66D0006: Brewster FLEET2, N678M, Sonora, TX, March 12, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1965
- Place: Sonora, TX · SONORA, TX
- Location: 30.5707° N, 100.6418° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sonora, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5707&lon=-100.6418&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178459
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1210  65/3/12    SONORA TEX          BREWSTER FLEET2     CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 7000
        TIME - 1315                    N678M               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SONORA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N678M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N678M), registered now, S/N 226, built 1930 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BREWSTER FLEET2
- Registry model: [Fleet 2](https://openairdocs.org/model/fleet-2) (registry code 1461202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Kinner R5 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-r5-series) (registry code 37504, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sonora

## Other investigations on N678M (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 IAD73FIA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FIA15), May 12, 1973: Fleet 2 (N678M), Huntington, MD, substantial damage

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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