# Accident 19760217002399A: Cessna 182L, Austin, TX, February 17, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1976
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Mueller
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42216, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42216-1976-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 232 total, 20 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76DRG42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRG42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760217002399A

## Narrative

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

PORPOISED,DMGD FIREWALL.

## 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 FTW76DRG42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRG42), Feb 17, 1976: Cessna 182 (N42216), Austin, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N42216 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760819037499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760819037499A), Aug 19, 1976: Cessna 182H (N42216), Mullin, TX, Destroyed, 3 fatal

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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