# NTSB FTW66F0207: Temco D-16A, N720T, Jacksonville, TX, April 7, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1965
- Place: Jacksonville, TX · JACKSONVILLE, TX
- Location: 31.9595° N, 95.2657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9595&lon=-95.2657&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178629
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0207
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0207

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2125   65/4/7    JACKSONVILLE TEX    TEMCO D-16A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 4101
        TIME - 1600                    N720T               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FEATHERED WRONG ENGINE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- RIGHT PROPELLER BLADE FAILED 30 INCHES FROM HUB & SEPERATED, STRIKING LEFT ENGINE COWL & PROPELLER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N720T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N720T-1965-09-10), registration cancelled 1965-09-10, S/N TTN88 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEMCO D-16A
- Registry model: [Temco D-16A](https://openairdocs.org/model/temco-d-16a) (registry code 9230604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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