- Date
- December 25, 1966
- Place
- Nacogdoches, TX · NACOGDOCHES, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N9047CCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report April 4, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119941
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4138 66/12/25 NACOGDOCHES TEX CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1540 TIME - 1100 N9047C PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DEL RENTZEL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS REMARKS- PLT TAXIED TOO FAST FROM TIE DOWN AREA.TAIL OF AIRCRAFT STRUCK GAS PUMP COVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9047C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Del Rentzel
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