# NTSB FTW70DQD02: Cessna 182C, N8816T, Ft.Stockton, TX, January 31, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1970
- 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, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 17, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144194
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70DQD02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70DQD02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0711  70/1/31    FT.STOCKTON,TEX     CESSNA 182C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 78 TOTAL
        TIME - 1537                    N8816T              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PECOS COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          AUSTIN,TEX                  DAVIS MONTHAN AB,TEX         FT.STOCKTON,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          110                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- GUSTING TO 25K. FULL FLAP APCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8816T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8816T-2022-12-24), registration cancelled 2022-12-24, S/N 52716, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Registry model: [Cessna 182C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (registry code 2072708) (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 N8816T (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 CEN22LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA094), Jan 1, 2022: Cessna 182C (N8816T), Port Aransas, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the pilot’s failure to utilize carburetor heat.
- [NTSB UNK64X0453](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0453), Feb 3, 1964: Cessna 182 (N8816T), Trinidad, CO, 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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