FTW66F0500

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Stowell, TX · January 16, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 16, 1966
Place
Stowell, TX · STOWELL, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9347CCessna 180
Status
Completed · report March 3, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173639

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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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3-0090  66/1/16    STOWELL TEX         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 3000
        TIME - 1745                    N9347C              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 1619 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EMENHISER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N9347C
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Emenhiser

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.