# NTSB FTW74DRG48: Cessna 182H, N2027X, Mountain Home, TX, January 4, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 4, 1974
- Place: Mountain Home, TX · MOUNTAIN HOME, TX
- Location: 30.1746° N, 99.3803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mountain Home, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1746&lon=-99.3803&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186745
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74DRG48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRG48

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2027X), registered now, S/N 18256127, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740104000329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740104000329A), Jan 4, 1974: Cessna 182H, Mountain Home, TX, Substantial damage. Plt attmptd emerg lndg on road,hit cattle guard.

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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