# NTSB UNK64X2001: Cessna 180G, N4624U, Corpus Christi Te, TX, May 29, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1964
- Place: Corpus Christi Te, TX · CORPUS CHRISTI TE, TX
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183754
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1459  64/5/29    CORPUS CHRISTI TE   CESSNA 180G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 3000
        TIME - 0700                    N4624U              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4624U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4624U), registered now, S/N 18051324, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180G
- Registry model: [Cessna 180G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180g) (registry code 2072616) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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