# NTSB FTW69F0232: Pussy Cat A-1, N361PC, Sugar Land, TX, September 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1968
- Place: Sugar Land, TX · SUGAR LAND, TX
- Location: 29.6197° N, 95.6349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sugar Land, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6197&lon=-95.6349&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108285
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0232
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0232

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3176  68/9/28    SUGAR LAND,TEX      PUSSY CAT A-1       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 600
        TIME - 0900                    N361PC              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HULL FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- METAL TIP CAME OFF ONE BLADE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N361PC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N361PC-2012-10-09), registration cancelled 2012-10-09, S/N 1, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PUSSY CAT A-1
- Registry model: [Pussy Cat A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/pussy-cat-a-1) (registry code 05601YS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hull Field

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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