# NTSB FTW68F0389: Cessna 182D, N8718X, Ft.Stockton, TX, December 1, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1967
- Place: Ft.Stockton, TX · FT.STOCKTON, TX
- Location: 30.8926° N, 102.8842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Stockton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8926&lon=-102.8842&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113082
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0389
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0389

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4439   67/12/1   FT.STOCKTON,TEX     CESSNA 182D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1700
        TIME - 1420                    N8718X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PECOS COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- FLAT NOSE WHEEL TIRE DUE TO LEAK.ACFT STRUCK SOFT SPOT ON DIRT RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8718X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8718X-2018-04-04), registration cancelled 2018-04-04, S/N 18253118, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- Registry model: [Cessna 182D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (registry code 2072710) (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: Pecos County

## Other investigations on N8718X (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 WPR17FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA008), Oct 15, 2016: Cessna 182D (N8718X), South Lake Tahoe, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot's decision to depart on and continue a flight over mountainous terrain into forecast instrument metrological conditions, icing, and hazardous wind conditions that…
- [NTSB ANC75AA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA083), May 15, 1975: Cessna 182 (N8718X), Selawik, AK, minor 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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