FTW68D0410

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310D · Midland, TX · December 29, 1967

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
December 29, 1967
Place
Midland, TX · MIDLAND, TX
Injuries
2 minor, 3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6989TCessna 310D
Status
Completed · report February 16, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112697

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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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3-4564  67/12/29   MIDLAND,TEX         CESSNA 310D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 222
        TIME - 1855                    N6989T              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDLAND-ODESSA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N6989T
Reported as
Cessna 310D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Midland-Odessa

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.