UNK65X0269

NTSB accident investigation · Cesna 172 · Amarillo, TX · October 13, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 13, 1964
Place
Amarillo, TX · AMARILLO, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N4114FCesna 172
Status
Completed · report November 23, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181493

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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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3-3216  64/10/13   AMARILLO TEX        CESNA 172           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 87 TOTAL
        TIME - 0440                    N4114F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 71 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALO DURO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N4114F
Reported as
Cesna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Palo Duro

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.