# NTSB FTW68F0553: Cessna 177, N2258Y, Seguin, TX, April 16, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1968
- Place: Seguin, TX · SEGUIN, TX
- Location: 29.5688° N, 97.9647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seguin, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5688&lon=-97.9647&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110719
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0553
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0553

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1084  68/4/16    SEGUIN,TEX          CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1335                    N2258Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GUADALUPE CO.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PORPOISED ON LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2258Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2258Y), registered now, S/N 17700058, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Guadalupe Co.

## Other investigations on N2258Y (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW68F0418](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0418), Dec 23, 1967: Cessna 177 (N2258Y), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage

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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