# NTSB FTW70D0126: Cessna 175, N8330T, Hitchcock, TX, July 21, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1969
- Place: Hitchcock, TX · HITCHCOCK, TX
- Location: 29.3483° N, 95.0160° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hitchcock, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3483&lon=-95.0160&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169519
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70D0126
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70D0126

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2289  69/7/21    HITCHCOCK,TEX       CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 69 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N8330T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 39 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEE VOLKE
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8330T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8330T), registered now, S/N 17557030, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175c) (registry code 2072508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lee Volke

## Other investigations on N8330T (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 FTW66F0649](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0649), May 1, 1966: Cessna 175C (N8330T), Rosharon, TX, 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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