- Date
- March 30, 1973
- Place
- Wimberly, TX · WIMBERLY, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9253CCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report April 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730330006439A
- Case key
- 170409
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0618 73/3/30 WIMBERLY,TEX CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 154 TIME - 1555 N9253C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 68 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MOODY RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN MARCOS,TEX WIMBERLY,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- EVIDENCE OF SUBSTANTIAL WATER IN REFUELING TANK.PILOT OVERSHOT EMERG DOWNWIND LNDG
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9253C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Moody Ranch
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9253C · 1
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