# NTSB FTW69D0060: Cessna 177, N3250T, Electra, TX, June 5, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1968
- Place: Electra, TX · ELECTRA, TX
- Location: 34.0323° N, 98.9202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Electra, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0323&lon=-98.9202&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109833
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69D0060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0060

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1949   68/6/5    ELECTRA,TEX         CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 207
        TIME - 1230                    N3250T              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELECTRA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
        REMARKS- GRASS 6-14 IN HIGH. USED 2/3 OF RNWY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3250T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3250T-2014-09-29), registration cancelled 2014-09-29, S/N 17700550, 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: Electra

## Other investigations on N3250T (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 IAD74FLQ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FLQ17), Dec 11, 1973: Cessna 177 (N3250T), Dycusburg, KY, 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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