UNK64X3928

NTSB accident investigation · N. American T-28A · Houston, TX · September 12, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 12, 1964
Place
Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3662GN. American T-28A
Status
Completed · report January 6, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181730

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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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2-0675  64/9/12  NR.HOUSTON TEX        N. AMERICAN T-28A   CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1230                    N3662G              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     FOG
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N3662G
Reported as
N. American T-28A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.