# NTSB FTW71FPD57: Cessna 182, N9020G, Stephenville, TX, May 26, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1971
- Place: Stephenville, TX · STEPHENVILLE, TX
- Location: 32.2145° N, 98.2199° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stephenville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2145&lon=-98.2199&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161494
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FPD57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FPD57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1699  71/5/26    STEPHENVILLE,TEX    CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 131
        TIME - 1030                    N9020G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOE FAGAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORPUS CHRISTI,TEX          FORT WORTH,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT SAID PWR LOSS OCRD DURG 2ND PRACTICE APCH TO UNLIGHTED PVT STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9020G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9020G), registered now, S/N 18260560, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (registry code 2072730) (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: Joe Fagan

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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