# Accident 19970126000849A: Cessna 182A, Midland, TX, January 26, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1997, 17:50 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4723D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4723D-2013-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970126000849A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL APPROACH TO AIRPORT, CRASHED. (-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD DROPPED A LOAD OF SKYDIVERS, AND HE WAS RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT. DURING THE FINAL APPROACH, THE ENGINE QUIT, AND THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PASTURE. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF, AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE, WINGS, AND TAIL WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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