UNK65X0912

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Westherford, TX · December 4, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 4, 1964
Place
Westherford, TX · WESTHERFORD, TX
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2360UCessna 172
Status
Completed · report January 26, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180274

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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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3-3697   64/12/4   WESTHERFORD TEX     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 193
        TIME - 0910                    N2360U              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARKER COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- IMPROPER OPERATION OF CARBURETOR HEAT AND MIXTURE

Aircraft

Registration
N2360U
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Parker County

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.