FTW70F0116

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 175 · Oklahoma Cty, OK · July 20, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 20, 1969
Place
Oklahoma Cty, OK · OKLAHOMA CTY, OK
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8304TCessna 175
Status
Completed · report September 3, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169195

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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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3-2247  69/7/20    OKLAHOMA CTY,OKLA   CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 602
        TIME - 1345                    N8304T              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNTOWN AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- L QUARTERING TAIL WIND 240 DEG 6K.UN TO USE BRAKES WHEN SEAT SLIPPED.

Aircraft

Registration
N8304T
Reported as
Cessna 175
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Downtown Airpark

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.