# NTSB FTW71AF047: Cessna 182, N6492A, Junction, TX, February 14, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1971
- Place: Junction, TX · JUNCTION, TX
- Location: 30.4908° N, 99.7732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Junction, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4908&lon=-99.7732&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160337
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71AF047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71AF047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0029  71/2/14    JUNCTION,TEX        CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 103
        TIME - 1915                    N6492A              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KIMBLE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VANCE,TEX                   JUNCTION,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 2/16/71. PLT FLEW INTO UNPOPULATED UNLTD AREA. TOTAL.NITE TIME 2 HRS,NO INST TIME.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6492A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6492A-1971-04-02), registration cancelled 1971-04-02, S/N 33292, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Kimble County

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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