# Accident 19780606017789A: Cessna 182H, Rotan, TX, June 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1978
- Place: Rotan, TX
- Airport: Fisher County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 32.8243° N, 100.4128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FISHER COUNTY (56F), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8243&lon=-100.4128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2453X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2453X-2011-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 6 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DQG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DQG33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780606017789A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW78DQG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DQG33), Jun 6, 1978: Cessna 182 (N2453X), Rotan, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2453X (1)

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

- [Accident 19810304008089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810304008089A), Mar 4, 1981: Cessna 182H (N2453X), Lubbock, TX, Substantial damage. Blown over by gusty surface wind while taxiing for takeoff.

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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