# NTSB FTW66D0409: Cessna 180, N2999A, Bandera, TX, November 21, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 21, 1965
- Place: Bandera, TX · BANDERA, TX
- Location: 29.7251° N, 99.0743° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bandera, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7251&lon=-99.0743&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174595
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0409
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0409

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3351  65/11/21   BANDERA TEX         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 255
        TIME - 1730                    N2999A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 178 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        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
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2999A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2999A), registered now, S/N 30199, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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