# NTSB DEN74FQD21: Cessna 182K, N2504R, Ruidoso, NM, May 4, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1974
- Place: Ruidoso, NM · RUIDOSO, NM
- Location: 33.3495° N, 105.6688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ruidoso, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3495&lon=-105.6688&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186259
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74FQD21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FQD21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0938   74/5/4    RUIDOSO,N MEX       CESSNA 182K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1518                    N2504R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 53, 6500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            75 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RUIDOSO MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RUIDOSO,N MEX               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NUMBER THREE PISTON FAILED,TSO ON PART UNKNOWN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2504R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2504R), registered now, S/N 18258204, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Registry model: [Cessna 182K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (registry code 2072724) (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: Ruidoso Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740504010329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740504010329A), May 4, 1974: Cessna 182K, Ruidoso, NM, Substantial damage. Number three piston failed,TSO on part unknown

## Other investigations on N2504R (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 FTW78FPA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPA18), Apr 10, 1978: Cessna 182K (N2504R), Waxahachie, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK69D0138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0138), Sep 1, 1968: Cessna 182 (N2504R), Santa Rosa, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI68F0023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0023), Jun 14, 1967: Cessna 182 (N2504R), Knox, IN, 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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