# NTSB FTW73FRG63: Cessna 180, N9253C, Wimberly, TX, March 30, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1973
- Place: Wimberly, TX · WIMBERLY, TX
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170409
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73FRG63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRG63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9253C-1973-04-10), registration cancelled 1973-04-10, S/N 31352 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Moody Ranch

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730330006439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730330006439A), Mar 30, 1973: Cessna 180E, Wimberly, TX, Destroyed. Evidence of substantial water in refueling tank. Pilot overshot emerg downwind lndg

## Other investigations on N9253C (1)

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 UNK64X1219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1219), Apr 8, 1964: Cessna 180 (N9253C), El Paso, 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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