FTW72FRA56

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182G · Hempstead, TX · May 13, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 13, 1972
Place
Hempstead, TX · HEMPSTEAD, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N3434SCessna 182G
Status
Completed · report February 9, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166178

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1633  72/5/13    HEMPSTEAD,TEX       CESSNA 182G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 1299
        TIME - 1700                    N3434S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 404 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DRAWD RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALIEF,TEX                   HEMPSTEAD,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        REMARKS- ACFT TURNED OFF EDGE OF RWY INTO MUDDY AREA.NSE WHEEL SANK.

Aircraft

Registration
N3434S
Reported as
Cessna 182G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Drawd Ranch

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Other investigations on N3434S · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.