- Date
- July 25, 1966
- Place
- Giddings, TX · GIDDINGS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4340UCessna 150D
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122094
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2045 66/7/25 GIDDINGS TEX CESSNA 150D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 19, 23 TOTAL TIME - 1030 N4340U PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GIDDINGS 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 EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- ENGINE MISFIRED.CHECKED OK DURING INVESTIGATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4340U
- Reported as
- Cessna 150D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Giddings
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