# NTSB FTW74DRG52: Siai-Marche S.205, N984WA, Cotulla, TX, January 17, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 17, 1974
- Place: Cotulla, TX · COTULLA, TX
- Location: 28.4364° N, 99.2367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cotulla, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4364&lon=-99.2367&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187055
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74DRG52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRG52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0237  74/1/17  NR.COTULLA,TEX        SIAI-MARCHE S.205   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 303
        TIME - 1430                    N984WA              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COTULLA,TEX                 FREER,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     315
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- X-WIND LDG ON FARM ROAD. VEERD RT/HIT ROAD SIGN,TELEPHONE POLE AND FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N984WA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N984WA-1974-04-24), registration cancelled 1974-04-24, S/N 384 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIAI-MARCHE S.205
- Registry model: [Siai-Marchetti S.205/22R](https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-s-205-22r) (registry code 8120412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740117003359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740117003359A), Jan 17, 1974: Mrchti S20522R, Cotulla, TX, Substantial damage. X-wind ldg on farm road. Veerd rt/hit road sign,telephone pole and fence.

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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