# NTSB FTW66D0699: Cessna 172, N6063A, Corsicana, TX, June 30, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1966
- Place: Corsicana, TX · CORSICANA, TX
- Location: 32.0824° N, 96.4667° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corsicana, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0824&lon=-96.4667&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 8, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171197
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0699
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0699

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1224  66/6/30    CORSICANA TEX       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 0745                    N6063A              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORSICANA MUNICIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6063A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Corsicana Municip

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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