# NTSB UNK64X1219: Cessna 180, N9253C, El Paso, TX, April 8, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1964
- Place: El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184656
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1219
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1219

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0853   64/4/8    EL PASO TEX         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1000
        TIME - 1500                    N9253C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INTERNATIONAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9253C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9253C-1973-04-10), registration cancelled 1973-04-10, S/N 31352 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: International

## Other investigations on N9253C (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW73FRG63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRG63), Mar 30, 1973: Cessna 180 (N9253C), Wimberly, 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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