FTW69F0352

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · Alief, TX · January 5, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 5, 1969
Place
Alief, TX · ALIEF, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3223TCessna 177
Status
Completed · report May 15, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191130

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0427   69/1/5    ALIEF,TEX           CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 58 TOTAL
        TIME - 1545                    N3223T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANDRAU
        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
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PORPOISED. DESTROYED BY FIRE.

Aircraft

Registration
N3223T
Reported as
Cessna 177
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Andrau

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.