FTW66D0158

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 175A · El Campo, TX · July 21, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 21, 1965
Place
El Campo, TX · EL CAMPO, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6790ECessna 175A
Status
Completed · report August 31, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176781

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1820  65/7/21    EL CAMPO TEX        CESSNA 175A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 45 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N6790E              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL CAMPO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N6790E
Reported as
Cessna 175A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
El Campo

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.