- Date
- September 28, 1966
- Place
- Matagorda, TX · MATAGORDA, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9579XCessna 210
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121157
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2568 66/9/28 MATAGORDA TEX CESSNA 210 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1525 TIME - 1600 N9579X PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MATAGORDA BEACH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL BROKE THROUGH SOD RUNWAY INTO SAND CAUSING NOSE GEAR FAILURE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9579X
- Reported as
- Cessna 210
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Matagorda Beach