# NTSB FTW71FQG06: Cessna 182M, N70981, Lubbock, TX, July 17, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1970
- Place: Lubbock, TX · LUBBOCK, TX
- Location: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5779&lon=-101.8552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109764
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FQG06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FQG06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3113  70/7/17    LUBBOCK,TEX         CESSNA 182M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 82 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N70981              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST TEXAS AIR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALAMEDA,N MEX               LUBBOCK,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        REMARKS- TWR CAUTION WAKE TURB DEPG DC-9.ENCNTRD TURB PRIOR TO TCHDWN,NOSE TIRE BLOWN DRG LDG,RAN OFF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70981](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70981), registered now, S/N 18259443, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: West Texas Air

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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