# Accident 19730303004429A: Cessna 182N, Brownsville, TX, March 3, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1973
- Place: Brownsville, TX
- Airport: Brownsville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 25.9017° N, 97.4975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brownsville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9017&lon=-97.4975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9005G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9005G-2013-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 227 total, 10 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73DRG57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRG57) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730303004429A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PORPOISED NOSE GR FAILED BENT PROP BLADE TIPS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW73DRG57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRG57), Mar 3, 1973: Cessna 182 (N9005G), Brownsville, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9005G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19851010054379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851010054379A), Oct 10, 1985: Cessna 182N (N9005G), Winterport, ME, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck powerlines crossing a river and impacted water. Aircraft sank. Pilot had consumed alcohol. Marginal VFR.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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