# NTSB FTW84LA311: Cessna 175A, N6927E, Daisetta, TX, July 16, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 16, 1984, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Daisetta, TX
- Coordinates: 30.110589, -94.639907 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1106&lon=-94.6399&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21397
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84LA311
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21397/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA311

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - object - fence (contributing factor)
  - throttle/power control - improper use of, unqualified person (cause)
  - inadequate recurrent training, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
  - distance - misjudged, unqualified person (cause)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PLT ON A SOLO FLT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RWY DURING LANDING. FAA SAID THE PLT HAD NOT RECEIVED DUAL INSTRUCTION RECENTLY ENOUGH TO BE LEGALLY QUALIFIED FOR THIS FLT. A REPORT OF THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT FILED BY THE STUDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6927E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6927E-2013-05-02), registration cancelled 2013-05-02, S/N 56427, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- Registry model: [Cessna 175A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (registry code 2072504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 56427
- Engines: CONTINENTAL GO-300-A 175 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Donald I. Foss
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: DAISETTA, TX
- Airport: Liberty

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; student; medical: unknown, unknown; seat: left

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: HOU, 50 nm away

## 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 19840716037189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840716037189A), Jul 16, 1984: Cessna 175A, Daisetta, TX, Substantial damage. Student pilot claimed throttle stuck open causing aircraft to run off end of runway into a fence and trees.

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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