# NTSB FTW67F0343: Temco D-16A, N129N, Saginaw, TX, December 4, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1966
- Place: Saginaw, TX · SAGINAW, TX
- Location: 32.8657° N, 97.3657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saginaw, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8657&lon=-97.3657&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120274
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0343
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0343

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3705   66/12/4   SAGINAW TEX         TEMCO D-16A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 607
        TIME - 1900                    N129N               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 442 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEACHAM FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       53
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          190                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- PLT DESCENDED BELOW GLIDE SLOPE MINIMUMS DURING ILS APP IN IFR WEATHER.PILOTS IFR CHARTS OUTDATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N129N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N129N-1968-06-19), registration cancelled 1968-06-19, S/N TTN63, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEMCO D-16A
- Registry model: [Temco D-16A](https://openairdocs.org/model/temco-d-16a) (registry code 9230604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Meacham Field

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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