# NTSB FTW71DRG76: Cessna 182C, N8700T, San Isidro, TX, February 6, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1971
- Place: San Isidro, TX · SAN ISIDRO, TX
- Location: 26.7136° N, 98.4479° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Isidro, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7136&lon=-98.4479&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159855
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DRG76
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRG76

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0663   71/2/6    SAN ISIDRO,TEX      CESSNA 182C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 141
        TIME - 1200                    N8700T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCALLEN RANCH,TEX           GUERRA RANCH,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - SANDY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- PORTION OF RD NORMALLY USED AS RWY OCCUPIED BY CAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8700T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8700T-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 52600, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Registry model: [Cessna 182C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (registry code 2072708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8700T (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 DEN73AD043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73AD043), Mar 23, 1973: Cessna 182C (N8700T), Garfield, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB UNK64X4084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4084), Sep 21, 1964: Cessna 182C (N8700T), Camp Wood, 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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