# NTSB FTW67D0126: Cessna 150D, N4340U, Giddings, TX, July 25, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1966
- Place: Giddings, TX · GIDDINGS, TX
- Location: 30.1837° N, 96.9280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Giddings, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1837&lon=-96.9280&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122094
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67D0126
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0126

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4340U), registered now, S/N 15060340 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150D
- Registry model: [Cessna 150D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (registry code 2071810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Giddings

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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