# NTSB FTW69F0167: Cessna 180, N4994A, El Paso, TX, September 4, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1968
- Place: El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108150
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0167
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0167

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2848   68/9/4    EL PASO,TEX         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1200
        TIME - 0948                    N4994A              PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL PASO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- DAMAGED RT WING TIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4994A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4994A), registered now, S/N 32391, built 1956 (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: El Paso

## Other investigations on N4994A (1)

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 SEA00LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA049), Mar 11, 2000: Cessna 180 (N4994A), Port Townsend, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for changing wind conditions during the landing roll in a tailwheel-equipped aircraft. Factors include a variable, shifting wind that changed from a…

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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