# Accident 19760509027689A: Cessna 182A, Hico, TX, May 9, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1976
- Place: Hico, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 31.9851° N, 98.0284° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hico, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9851&lon=-98.0284&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3820D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3820D-2012-01-31) (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: 650 total, 79 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76DPD40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPD40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760509027689A

## Narrative

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

RAN INTO SHALLOW DITCH IN PASTURE.

## 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 FTW76DPD40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPD40), May 9, 1976: Cessna 182A (N3820D), Hico, 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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