# NTSB FTW70FRG29: Cessna 182L, N42533, San Marcos, TX, April 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 2, 1970
- Place: San Marcos, TX · SAN MARCOS, TX
- Location: 29.8833° N, 97.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Marcos, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8833&lon=-97.9414&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139116
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70FRG29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70FRG29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0101   70/4/2    SAN MARCOS,TEX      CESSNA 182L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2159
        TIME - 1620                    N42533              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHNEIDER RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TEX                 SAN MARCOS,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- COMM PLT PAX APPLIED BRAKES AFTER T/D,RELEASED BRAKES WHEN PLT SAID HE WAS GOING AROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N42533](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42533-2012-06-14), registration cancelled 2012-06-14, S/N 18259061, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Registry model: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Schneider Ranch

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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