# NTSB UNK64X1325: Cessna 172, N2630U, El Campo, TX, April 15, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1964
- Place: El Campo, TX · EL CAMPO, TX
- Location: 29.2007° N, 96.2723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Campo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2007&lon=-96.2723&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184292
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1325
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1325

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0941  64/4/15    EL CAMPO TEX        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 36 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N2630U              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL CAMPO AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2630U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2630U-1973-09-07), registration cancelled 1973-09-07, S/N 17250230 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: El Campo Airpark

## Other investigations on N2630U (2)

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 DEN74FTE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE01), Jul 1, 1973: Cessna 172D (N2630U), Colorado Spg, CO, destroyed
- [NTSB MKC73DCQ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCQ37), Jun 3, 1973: Cessna 172D (N2630U), Councl Grove, KS, substantial damage

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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