# NTSB FTW67F0033: Cessna 182, N6272A, Dickinson, TX, June 5, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1966
- Place: Dickinson, TX · DICKINSON, TX
- Location: 29.4517° N, 95.0562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dickinson, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4517&lon=-95.0562&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 11, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171330
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0033

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1488   66/6/5    DICKINSON TEX       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 530
        TIME - 1915                    N6272A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - T AND C DROP ZONE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL FORK FAILED, EVIDENCE OF OLD CRACK IN FAILED AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6272A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6272A-1990-08-10), registration cancelled 1990-08-10, S/N 33072 (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: T And C Drop Zone

## Other investigations on N6272A (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 FTW75DQG84](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DQG84), Sep 28, 1974: Cessna 182 (N6272A), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3841](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3841), Sep 7, 1964: Cessna 182 (N6272A), Dickinson, 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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