FTW66F0594

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Angleton, TX · March 16, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 16, 1966
Place
Angleton, TX · ANGLETON, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3279UCessna 182
Status
Completed · report June 1, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173292

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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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3-0765  66/3/16    ANGLETON TEX        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 17, 88 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N3279U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 87 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMERON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N3279U
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cameron

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.