FTW66F0421

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Corpus Christi, TX · November 2, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 2, 1965
Place
Corpus Christi, TX · CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N5646RCessna 172
Status
Completed · report January 3, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174607

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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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3-3365   65/11/2   CORPUS CHRISTI TX   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 270
        TIME - 1259                    N5646R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORPUS CHRISTI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST
        REMARKS- PILOT TAXIED BEHIND OPERATING JET AIRCRAFT

Aircraft

Registration
N5646R
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Corpus Christi

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.