# Accident 19740504010329A: Cessna 182K, Ruidoso, NM, May 4, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1974
- Place: Ruidoso, NM
- Airport: Ruidoso Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.3495° N, 105.6688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ruidoso, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3495&lon=-105.6688&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2504R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2504R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182K (registry code 2072724, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 75 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74FQD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FQD21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740504010329A

## Narrative

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

NUMBER THREE PISTON FAILED,TSO ON PART UNKNOWN

## 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 DEN74FQD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FQD21), May 4, 1974: Cessna 182K (N2504R), Ruidoso, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2504R (2)

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

- [Incident 20031008030829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031008030829I), Oct 8, 2003: Cessna 182K (N2504R), Montgomery, NY, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot landed long and rolled out beyond the taxiway and elected to exit the runway via the unpaved grassy area instead of going to the end or executing a…
- [Accident 19780410007449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780410007449A), Apr 10, 1978: Cessna 182K (N2504R), Waxahachie, TX, Substantial damage

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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