FTW70DRA03

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Tomball, TX · January 3, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 3, 1970
Place
Tomball, TX · TOMBALL, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N7574TCessna 172
Status
Completed · report June 18, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
201235

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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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3-0249   70/1/3    TOMBALL,TEX         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 1540                    N7574T              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVID WAYNE HOOKS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TEX                 HOUSTON,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- L WING TIP HIT HANGAR.

Aircraft

Registration
N7574T
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
David Wayne Hooks

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.