- Date
- March 6, 1975
- Place
- Candelaria, TX · CANDELARIA, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4465LCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 14, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750306004479A
- Case key
- 147875
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0389 75/3/6 CANDELARIA,TX CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 72 TOTAL TIME - 1045 N4465L PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS HOURS, 54 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CANDELARIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MARATHON,TX CANDELARIA,TX PRESIDIO,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE REMARKS- LND ON SHORT ROUGH STRIP.SWERVED OFF RWY INTO BRUSH DUE BLUFF AT END.MADE 4 PASSES BFOR LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4465L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Candelaria
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.