# NTSB FTW66F0555: Cessna 182H, N1816X, Morton, TX, March 10, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1966
- Place: Morton, TX · MORTON, TX
- Location: 33.7248° N, 102.7592° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7248&lon=-102.7592&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173057
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0555
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0555

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0418  66/3/10    MORTON TEX          CESSNA 182H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 2000                    N1816X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COCHRAN COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1816X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1816X-2013-07-09), registration cancelled 2013-07-09, S/N 18255916, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (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: Cochran County

## Other investigations on N1816X (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 SEA77DYE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYE07), Jan 2, 1977: Cessna 182 (N1816X), Lopez Island, WA, 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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