# NTSB FTW77FRG35: Cessna 195, N9308A, Port O'Connor, TX, April 6, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1977
- Place: Port O'Connor, TX · PORT O'CONNOR, TX
- Location: 28.4460° N, 96.4201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port O'Connor, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4460&lon=-96.4201&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157644
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FRG35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRG35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0518   77/4/6    PORT O'CONNOR,TX    CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 540
        TIME - 2223                    N9308A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST JETTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORT O'CONNOR,TX            ANGLETON ,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9308A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9308A-1977-05-31), registration cancelled 1977-05-31, S/N 7388 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Registry model: [Cessna 195](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195) (registry code 2073102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: West Jetty

## 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 19770406006469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770406006469A), Apr 6, 1977: Cessna 195, Port O'Connor, TX, Destroyed

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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