# NTSB FTW66D0687: Cessna 182E, N2889Y, San Antonio, TX, April 3, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1966
- Place: San Antonio, TX · SAN ANTONIO, TX
- Location: 29.4241° N, 98.4936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Antonio, TX, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4241&lon=-98.4936&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 7, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172300
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0687
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0687

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1201   66/4/3    SAN ANTONIO TEX     CESSNA 182E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 95 TOTAL
        TIME - 1505                    N2889Y              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN ANTONIO INTNL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2889Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2889Y), registered now, S/N 18253889, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (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: San Antonio Intnl

## Other investigations on N2889Y (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 FTW67D0331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0331), Nov 17, 1966: Cessna 182 (N2889Y), Hamilton, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2791](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2791), Jul 12, 1964: Cessna 182 (N2889Y), Matagorda Bea, TX, 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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