# NTSB FTW68F0578: Cessna 180A, N2603, Houston, TX, May 2, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1968
- Place: Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110820
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0578
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0578

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1182   68/5/2    HOUSTON,TEX         BEECH 35-E33        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 386
        TIME - 1350                    N7031N              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WM.P.HOBBY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- N7031N STOPPED AT TAXIWAY INTERSECTION,STRUCK BY N2603.PLT OF N2603 TRYING TO CONTACT GRND CONTROL
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1182   68/5/2    HOUSTON,TEX         CESSNA 180A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1350                    N2603               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 30, 2000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WM.P.HOBBY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- N7031N STOPPED AT TAXIWAY INTERSECTION,STRUCK BY N2603.PLT OF N2603 TRYING TO CONTACT GRND CONTROL
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: N2603 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wm.P.Hobby

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N7031N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7031N), registered now, S/N CD-1125, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-E33
- Registry model: [Beech E33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e33) (registry code 1151422) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wm.P.Hobby

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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