# Accident 19781009033139A: Cessna 182H, Ozona, TX, October 9, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1978
- Place: Ozona, TX
- Airport: Ranch Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 30.7074° N, 101.2061° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ozona, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7074&lon=-101.2061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7143E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7143E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (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: 921 total, 90 in this make and model, 306 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DQG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQG03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781009033139A

## 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 FTW79DQG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQG03), Oct 9, 1978: Cessna 182B (N7143E), Ozona, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7143E (2)

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

- [Accident 20241223020969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241223020969A), Dec 23, 2024: Cessna 182B (N7143E), Waimea, HI, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed home station of dillingham airfield (phdh) on the morning of 23 December 2024 at approximately 0900 local HST. Aircraft performed touch and…
- [Incident 19800907069509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800907069509I), Sep 7, 1980: Cessna 182B (N7143E), Kennewick, WA, 1 fatal. Jumpers main chute did not inflate, was released, reserve chute was not deployed.

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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