FTW67D0575

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 175 · Corpus Christ, TX · February 24, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 24, 1967
Place
Corpus Christ, TX · CORPUS CHRIST, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N8018TCessna 175
Status
Completed · report August 9, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118408

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0601  67/2/24    CORPUS CHRIST,TEX   CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 96 TOTAL
        TIME - 0850                    N8018T              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     HOURS, 64 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORPUS CHRISTI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/JET/ROTOR BLAST                                STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                      20
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           14                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND O20 DEGREES 14 KNOTS GUSTING 23 KNOTS.PROP WASH FROM LANDING AIRCRAFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N8018T
Reported as
Cessna 175
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Corpus Christi

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.