FTW68F0478

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 305A · Humble, TX · February 25, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 25, 1968
Place
Humble, TX · HUMBLE, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1830Cessna 305A
Status
Completed · report April 4, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111961

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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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3-0444  68/2/25    HUMBLE,TEX          CESSNA 305A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 3200
        TIME - 1700                    N1830               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - H AND H GUEST RCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- RUDDER PEDALS COLLAPSED. LOCKING PINS MISSING. DAMAGED RT WING.

Aircraft

Registration
N1830
Reported as
Cessna 305A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
H And H Guest Rch

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.