# NTSB FTW68F0432: Cessna 337, N6310F, Schulenberg, TX, February 4, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1968
- Place: Schulenberg, TX · SCHULENBERG, TX
- Location: 29.6820° N, 96.9075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Schulenburg, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6820&lon=-96.9075&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201116
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0432
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0432-201116

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0181   68/2/4    SCHULENBERG,TEX     CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 645
        TIME - 1800                    N6310F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 265 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLIEGER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- PLT UNAWARE REAR ENG QUIT DURING TAXI FOR T/O.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6310F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6310F), registered now, S/N 337-0310 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Registry model: [Cessna 337A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337a) (registry code 2075704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flieger

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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