# NTSB FTW67F0483: Cessna 182H, N8535S, La Porte, TX, March 5, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1967
- Place: La Porte, TX · LA PORTE, TX
- Location: 29.6674° N, 95.0491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Porte, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6674&lon=-95.0491&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119191
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0483
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0483

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0468   67/3/5    LA PORTE,TX         CESSNA 182H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 950
        TIME - 1845                    N8535S              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 739 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LA PORTE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PX DEPLANED TO CHECK DAMAGE-STUCK HAND INTO PROPELLER.ACFT FURTHER DAMAGED WHEN HIT BY AUTOMOBILE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8535S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: La Porte

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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