# NTSB FTW72AF085: Cessna 182N, N9077G, Smiley, TX, June 18, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1972
- Place: Smiley, TX · SMILEY, TX
- Location: 29.2713° N, 97.6376° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smiley, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2713&lon=-97.6376&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166584
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72AF085
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72AF085

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1247  72/6/18    SMILEY,TEX          CESSNA 182N         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2600
        TIME - 0150                    N9077G              PX-  4  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARLINGEN,TEX               AUSTIN,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS - SUICIDE
        REMARKS- MENTALLY DISTURBED PAX IN REAR SEAT SHOT PLT TWICE. SUICIDE EVIDENCE FOUND BY POLICE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9077G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9077G-1973-06-27), registration cancelled 1973-06-27, S/N 18260617 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- Registry model: [Cessna 182N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (registry code 2072730) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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