# NTSB FTW72FRA56: Cessna 182G, N3434S, Hempstead, TX, May 13, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1972
- Place: Hempstead, TX · HEMPSTEAD, TX
- Location: 30.1015° N, 96.0765° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hempstead, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1015&lon=-96.0765&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166178
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FRA56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FRA56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3434S), registered now, S/N 18255834, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470R](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470r) (registry code 17071, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Drawd Ranch

## Other investigations on N3434S (2)

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 MIA98LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA003), Oct 3, 1997: Cessna 182G (N3434S), Jackson, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during the initial climb due to a blockage of the induction system by a piece of gasket material.
- [NTSB FTW67F0649](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0649), May 3, 1967: Cessna 182 (N3434S), Briggs, TX, substantial damage

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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