FTW71FRJ01

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 337A · Pollok, TX · July 5, 1970

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
July 5, 1970
Place
Pollok, TX · POLLOK, TX
Injuries
4 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6263FCessna 337A
Status
Completed · report April 23, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114032

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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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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3-2796   70/7/5  NR.POLLOK,TEX         CESSNA 337A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 923
        TIME - 0645                    N6263F              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 127 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TEX                 LUFKIN,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- MISTOOK PASTURE FOR PVT ARPT.LND DOWNHILL,APRX 10DGS,LAST 150FT APRX 35DGS.

Aircraft

Registration
N6263F
Reported as
Cessna 337A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.