# NTSB UNK64X3546: Cessna 170A, N1480D, Gonzales, TX, August 22, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1964
- Place: Gonzales, TX · GONZALES, TX
- Location: 29.5125° N, 97.4472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gonzales, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5125&lon=-97.4472&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182592
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3546
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3546

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0507  64/8/22    GONZALES TEX        CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1100
        TIME - 1015                    N1480D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GONZALES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PERSONNEL-INATTENTION OF MECHANIC TO ROTATING PROP
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1480D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Gonzales

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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