# NTSB FTW70DRG06: Cessna 182D, N9119X, Mcallen, TX, January 28, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 28, 1970
- Place: Mcallen, TX · MCALLEN, TX
- Location: 26.2034° N, 98.2300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McAllen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2034&lon=-98.2300&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143173
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70DRG06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70DRG06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0464  70/1/28    MCALLEN,TEX         CESSNA 182D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 384
        TIME - 1219                    N9119X              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCALLEN,TEX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PART OF CARB RAM AIR SCREEN GASKET LODGED IN CARB VENTURI.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9119X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Miller

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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