# NTSB FTW67D0396: Cessna 180, N9047C, Nacogdoches, TX, December 25, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 25, 1966
- Place: Nacogdoches, TX · NACOGDOCHES, TX
- Location: 31.6124° N, 94.6520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nacogdoches, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6124&lon=-94.6520&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119941
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67D0396
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0396

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9047C-1968-06-19), registration cancelled 1968-06-19, S/N 31095 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Del Rentzel

## Other investigations on N9047C (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN68A0046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68A0046), Apr 14, 1968: Cessna 180 (N9047C), Rociada, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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