UNK64X1297

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 175 · Baytown, TX · April 13, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
April 13, 1964
Place
Baytown, TX · BAYTOWN, TX
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8077TCessna 175
Status
Completed · report September 11, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184261

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0915  64/4/13    BAYTOWN TEX         CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1000
        TIME - 2300                    N8077T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUMPHREY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP

Aircraft

Registration
N8077T
Reported as
Cessna 175
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Humphrey

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.