# NTSB FTW66F0326: Cessna 320B, N9849L, Andrews, TX, October 17, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1965
- Place: Andrews, TX · ANDREWS, TX
- Location: 32.3213° N, 102.5518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Andrews, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3213&lon=-102.5518&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175699
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0326
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0326

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2897  65/10/17   ANDREWS TEX         CESSNA 320B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 3000
        TIME - 1400                    N9849L              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANDREWS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  8000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TEMPERATURE-F
          RIGHT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES                65
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          315                                                       40
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9849L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Andrews

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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