# NTSB DEN68D0128: Cessna 182H, N8492S, Socorro, NM, October 25, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1967
- Place: Socorro, NM · SOCORRO, NM
- Location: 34.0545° N, 106.9062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Socorro, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0545&lon=-106.9062&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 2, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113242
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68D0128
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0128

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3699  67/10/25   SOCORRO,N MEX       CESSNA 182H         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 43 TOTAL
        TIME - 1715                    N8492S              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOCORRO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8492S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8492S), registered now, S/N 18256592, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Socorro

## Other investigations on N8492S (3)

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 ANC80DAG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG40), Apr 3, 1980: Cessna 182 (N8492S), Kwethluk, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN67D0260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0260), Apr 30, 1967: Cessna 182 (N8492S), Taos, NM, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN66F0356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0356), Jun 12, 1966: Cessna 182H (N8492S), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage

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.

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