# Accident 20250608013929A: Cessna 182P, Mineral Wells, TX, June 8, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2025, 17:40 local time
- Place: Mineral Wells, TX
- Airport: Mineral Wells Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7825° N, 98.0603° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7825&lon=-98.0603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7376N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7376N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 212 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250608013929A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT EXPERIANCED AN ENGINE POWER LOSS DURING CLIMB OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL. PILOT APPEARS TO HAVE TURNED TO APPROXIMATELY 230 DEGREES NEAR THE END OF RUNWAY 13 AND LOST ALTITUDE IMPACTING THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 360 FEET FROM RUNWAY 13. RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND NOSE GEAR APPEARED TO IMPACT THE GROUND INITIALLY AS EVIDENCED FROM THE GROUND SCARRING OBSERVED. THE NOSE GEAR WAS PUSHED UP AND AFT INTO THE FIREWALL AND THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR WAS BROKE NEAR THE AXEL. THE RIGHT WHEEL AND AXEL ASSEMBLY WERE DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT APPARENTLY FROM IMPACTING THE TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET AND CAME TO REST FACING APPROXIMATELY 290 DEGREES.

## 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 CEN25LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA199), Jun 8, 2025: Cessna 182P (N7376N), Mineral Wells, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel tank selection prior to takeoff, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to follow the…

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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