# NTSB FTW65A0111: Cessna 182, N4841D, Mabank, TX, May 9, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1965
- Place: Mabank, TX · MABANK, TX
- Location: 32.3719° N, 96.1096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mabank, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3719&lon=-96.1096&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178245
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW65A0111
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65A0111

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0694   65/5/9  NR.MABANK TEX         CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 600
        TIME - 1645                    N4841D              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ADVISE OF UNSAFE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           WEATHER - TORNADO
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                          THUNDERSTORM, RAIN
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           75                                                      120
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           40                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-5/10/65.ALEXANDRIA FSS DID WOT FURNISH PILOT SIGMENT C3.ACFT CRASHED IN TSTM OR TRND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4841D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4841D-1965-07-14), registration cancelled 1965-07-14, S/N 34941, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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