# Accident 19740126001639A: Cessna 182A, Kingsville, TX, January 26, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1974
- Place: Kingsville, TX
- Airport: King Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 26.7625° N, 97.6938° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at King Ranch Airstrip, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7625&lon=-97.6938&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3996D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3996D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 328 total, 328 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DRG56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRG56) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740126001639A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL,LND OK.ONLY 5 GAL AVAIL.ACFT SPECS STATE 5 GAL UNUSEABLE EA TANK.NO ENRTE LDG MADE

## 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 FTW74DRG56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRG56), Jan 26, 1974: Cessna 182 (N3996D), Kingsville, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3996D (1)

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

- [Accident 19800510013199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800510013199A), May 10, 1980: Cessna 182A (N3996D), Bay City, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit. Wing struck road grader landing on unfinished road. Found stripped camshaft drive gear.

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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