# NTSB FTW72FPA03: Cessna 180, N2996A, Valley Mills, TX, August 1, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1971
- Place: Valley Mills, TX · VALLEY MILLS, TX
- Location: 31.6572° N, 97.4725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valley Mills, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6572&lon=-97.4725&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162961
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FPA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2850   71/8/1    VALLEY MILLS,TEX    CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 113
        TIME - 1930                    N2996A              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VALLEY MILLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VALLEY MILLS,TEX            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- MADE WHEEL LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2996A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2996A-1975-04-01), registration cancelled 1975-04-01, S/N 30196, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Valley Mills

## Other investigations on N2996A (1)

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 DEN75FQA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FQA31), Feb 8, 1975: Cessna 180 (N2996A), Ruidoso, NM, 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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