- Date
- December 9, 1965
- Place
- Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8935BCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174789
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3549 65/12/9 HOUSTON TEX CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 17, 35 TOTAL TIME - 1615 N8935B PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYLAND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8935B
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Skyland
N8935BRegistration cancelled Feb 21, 2020 · Cessna 172Airframe modelCessna 172Engine modelContinental 0-300 series
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