# NTSB FTW69D0195: Cessna 180, N4596B, Dripping Spgs, TX, August 2, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1968
- Place: Dripping Spgs, TX · DRIPPING SPGS, TX
- Location: 30.1959° N, 98.0937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dripping Springs, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1959&lon=-98.0937&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108963
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69D0195
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0195

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2913   68/8/2    DRIPPING SPGS,TEX   CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1100
        TIME - 1430                    N4596B              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALEXANDER RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4596B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4596B), registered now, S/N 31495, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (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: Alexander Ranch

## Other investigations on N4596B (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 DEN83LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA201), Aug 26, 1983: Cessna 180 (N4596B), Busby, MT, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW73FPJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPJ12), Mar 26, 1973: Cessna 180 (N4596B), Chickasha, OK, 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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