# NTSB FTW68D0563: Cessna 182D, N9926T, Balko, OK, April 26, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1968
- Place: Balko, OK · BALKO, OK
- Location: 36.6300° N, 100.6849° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Balko, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6300&lon=-100.6849&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111363
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68D0563
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0563

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1052  68/4/26    BALKO,OKLA          CESSNA 182D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 2001
        TIME - 1045                    N9926T              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LANDED IN PASTURE.STRUCK CONCEALED HOLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9926T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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