- Date
- July 4, 1969
- Place
- Matagorda Is., TX · MATAGORDA IS., TX
- Injuries
- 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3355TCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167872
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2082 69/7/4 MATAGORDA IS.,TEX CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 49 TOTAL TIME - 1140 N3355T PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MATAGORDA BEACH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- UNABLE TO LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD DUE TO PEOPLE ON BEACH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3355T
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Matagorda Beach
N3355TRegistration cancelled Nov 22, 2017 · Cessna 177Airframe modelCessna 177Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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