# NTSB FTW71FRJ01: Cessna 337A, N6263F, Pollok, TX, July 5, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1970
- Place: Pollok, TX · POLLOK, TX
- Location: 31.4466° N, 94.8722° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pollok, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4466&lon=-94.8722&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114032
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FRJ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRJ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6263F-2012-01-20), registration cancelled 2012-01-20, S/N 337-0263, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337A
- Registry model: [Cessna 337A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337a) (registry code 2075704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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