# NTSB FTW66D0190: Cessna 182, N5537B, Houston, TX, August 4, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1965
- Place: Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177048
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0190
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0190

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2055   65/8/4    HOUSTON TEX         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 1750                    N5537B              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUSTON INT.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL FORK FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5537B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5537B-1976-05-11), registration cancelled 1976-05-11, S/N 33537 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Houston Int.

## Other investigations on N5537B (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 DEN76AD039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD039), Mar 6, 1976: Cessna 182 (N5537B), San Ysidro, NM, 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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