# NTSB FTW69F0352: Cessna 177, N3223T, Alief, TX, January 5, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 5, 1969
- Place: Alief, TX · ALIEF, TX
- Location: 29.7111° N, 95.5963° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alief, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7111&lon=-95.5963&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191130
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0352
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0352

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3223T-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 17700523, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Andrau

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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