# NTSB FTW68F0564: Cessna 170A, N5545A, Shiro, TX, April 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 28, 1968
- Place: Shiro, TX · SHIRO, TX
- Location: 30.6040° N, 95.8876° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shiro, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6040&lon=-95.8876&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110733
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0564
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0564

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1098  68/4/28    SHIRO,TEX           CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 125
        TIME - 1700                    N5545A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING D RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- STRUCK GOPHER HOLE.GRASS 6-9 IN HIGH.LANDED ON PRIVATE STRIP,ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF A SHORT TIME LATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5545A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5545A-1968-06-12), registration cancelled 1968-06-12, S/N 19657 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flying D Ranch

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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