# NTSB FTW68F0464: Cessna 182J, N3112F, Andrews, TX, February 21, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1968
- Place: Andrews, TX · ANDREWS, TX
- Location: 32.3213° N, 102.5518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Andrews, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3213&lon=-102.5518&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111760
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0464
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0464

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1671  68/2/21    ANDREWS,TEX         CESSNA 182J         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 52, 67 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N3112F              PX-  0  0  2  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANDREWS COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BIRD NEST IN CARBURETOR AIRBOX ASSEMBLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3112F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3112F-2019-10-18), registration cancelled 2019-10-18, S/N 18257212, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (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: Andrews County

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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