FTW68D0325

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170 · Kerrville, TX · November 3, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 3, 1967
Place
Kerrville, TX · KERRVILLE, TX
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9271ACessna 170
Status
Completed · report January 5, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113311

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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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3-3815   67/11/3   KERRVILLE,TEX       CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 708
        TIME - 1330                    N9271A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 322 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOUIS SCHREINER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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                                                     360
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- HEAD WIND 20 DEGREES 10 KNOTS GUSTING TO 30 KTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N9271A
Reported as
Cessna 170
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Louis Schreiner

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