# NTSB FTW70DRA26: Cessna 182, N71038, Halletsville, TX, May 22, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1970
- Place: Halletsville, TX · HALLETSVILLE, TX
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131881
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70DRA26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70DRA26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2333  70/5/22    HALLETSVILLE,TEX    CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 60 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N71038              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HALLETSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUSTIN,TEX                  PORT MANSFIELD,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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71038](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71038-1974-12-05), registration cancelled 1974-12-05, S/N 18259468 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Halletsville

## Other investigations on N71038 (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 FTW75AF020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF020), Sep 15, 1974: Cessna 182M (N71038), Hillsboro, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB FTW72DRA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DRA29), Nov 24, 1971: Cessna 182 (N71038), Kountze, TX, 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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