# NTSB FTW72DRG46: Cessna 182G, N3214S, Bertram, TX, December 14, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 14, 1971
- Place: Bertram, TX · BERTRAM, TX
- Location: 30.7420° N, 98.0624° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bertram, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7420&lon=-98.0624&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164947
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72DRG46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DRG46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4119  71/12/14   BERTRAM,TEX         CESSNA 182G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 1786
        TIME - 1845                    N3214S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1430 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING X RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TEX                 BERTRAM,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     300
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           25                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- X-WND GUSTING TO 37K.PLT LNDD ACFT LONG,RAN OFF END OF RWY,HIT ROCKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3214S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flying X Ranch

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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