# NTSB FTW74DRJ20: Cessna 182, N5991B, Lufkin, TX, December 2, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 2, 1973
- Place: Lufkin, TX · LUFKIN, TX
- Location: 31.3382° N, 94.7291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lufkin, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3382&lon=-94.7291&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 21, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187600
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74DRJ20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRJ20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3607   73/12/2   LUFKIN,TEX          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 573
        TIME - 1730                    N5991B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 287 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PINE BLUFF,ARK              HOUSTON,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT ATMPTD EMERG LNDG ON HIWAY STRK PWR LINES-LOST OIL PRESS FOR UNDET REASON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5991B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5991B-2013-10-31), registration cancelled 2013-10-31, S/N 33991, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (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 19731202039609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731202039609A), Dec 2, 1973: Cessna 182A, Lufkin, TX, Substantial damage. Plt atmptd emerg lndg on hiway strk pwr lines-lost oil press for undet reason.

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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