- Date
- June 18, 1980
- Place
- Aransas Pass, TX · ARANSAS PASS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N738UJCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report August 21, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800618022529A
- Case key
- 130874
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1290 80/6/18 ARANSAS PASS,TX CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 53, 46 TOTAL TIME - 0930 N738UJ PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ARANSAS PASS MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HARLINGEN,TX ARANSAS PASS,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N738UJ
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Aransas Pass Muni
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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.