FTW70D0073

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Lufkin, TX · May 23, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 23, 1969
Place
Lufkin, TX · LUFKIN, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N3161RCessna 182
Status
Completed · report August 22, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176438

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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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3-1983  69/5/23    LUFKIN,TEX          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 177
        TIME - 1630                    N3161R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 78 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANGELINA COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - OTHER SYSTEMS: PITOT SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        REMARKS- PLT ABORTED T/O DUE INOP AIRSPEED IND. DIRT AND BUGS FOUND IN PITOT TUBE.

Aircraft

Registration
N3161R
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Angelina County

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.