FTW74DRG48

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182H · Mountain Home, TX · January 4, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 4, 1974
Place
Mountain Home, TX · MOUNTAIN HOME, TX
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2027XCessna 182H
Status
Completed · report February 8, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740104000329A
Case key
186745

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

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

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1294   74/1/4    MOUNTAIN HOME,TEX   CESSNA 182H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 445
        TIME - 1740                    N2027X              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 139 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TEX                  DEL RIO,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT ATTMPTD EMERG LNDG ON ROAD,HIT CATTLE GUARD.

Aircraft

Registration
N2027X
Reported as
Cessna 182H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.