# NTSB DEN76FTC42: Cessna 182N, N618WC, Casper, WY, July 31, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1976
- Place: Casper, WY · CASPER, WY
- Location: 42.8421° N, 106.3213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Casper, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8421&lon=-106.3213&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155432
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FTC42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTC42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2459  76/7/31    CASPER,WY           CESSNA 182N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 1499
        TIME - 1430                    N618WC              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1025 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NATRONA CO INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSON,WY                  CASPER,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- BOTH ELEVATOR CABLES SEPARATED FROM BELLCRANK FORWARD OF INSTR PANEL.BOTH BOLTS MISSING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N618WC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N618WC-2013-08-05), registration cancelled 2013-08-05, S/N 18260596, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- Registry model: [Cessna 182N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (registry code 2072730) (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: Natrona Co Intl

## 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 19760731024299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760731024299A), Jul 31, 1976: Cessna 182N, Casper, WY, Substantial damage. Both elevator cables separated from bellcrank forward of instr panel. Both bolts missing.

## Other investigations on N618WC (2)

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 MIA79FAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FAMS2), May 31, 1979: Cessna 182 (N618WC), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB IAD80FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA041), May 31, 1979: Cessna 182 (N618WC), Waynesville, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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