# NTSB FTW72DQD13: Cessna 175B, N8103T, Sheffield, TX, October 9, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1971
- Place: Sheffield, TX · SHEFFIELD, TX
- Location: 30.6859° N, 101.8224° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sheffield, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6859&lon=-101.8224&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164222
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72DQD13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DQD13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3999   71/10/9   SHEFFIELD,TEX       CESSNA 175B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 74 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N8103T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TURK RANCH STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          IRAAN,TEX                   SHEFFIELD,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RAMP/TAXIWAY
        REMARKS- R WNG HIT HANGAR DOOR.RAMP AREA SOFT AND WET.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8103T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8103T-1994-11-03), registration cancelled 1994-11-03, S/N 17556803 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175B
- Registry model: [Cessna 175B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175b) (registry code 2072506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Turk Ranch Strip

## Other investigations on N8103T (2)

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.

- [NTSB FTW94FA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA203), Jun 21, 1994: Cessna 175B (N8103T), Sonora, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN OBSTACLE CLEARANCE.
- [NTSB FTW65D0015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65D0015), Apr 13, 1965: Cessna 175 (N8103T), Pecos, TX, 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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