# NTSB FTW74FQG37: Cessna 340, N9887F, Midland, TX, January 10, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 10, 1974
- Place: Midland, TX · MIDLAND, TX
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187132
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FQG37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FQG37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0154  74/1/10    MIDLAND,TEX         CESSNA 340          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2138                    N9887F              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 49, 9542 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            365 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDLAND REGIONAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WACO,TEX                    LUBBOCK,TEX                  MIDLAND,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST COMPLETETELY ERRONEOUS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       31
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           80                                                       11
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- ACFT WENT BELOW MDA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9887F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9887F-1998-02-20), registration cancelled 1998-02-20, S/N 18280098 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340
- Registry model: [Cessna 182S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (registry code 2072701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Midland Regional

## 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 19740110003069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740110003069A), Jan 10, 1974: Cessna 340CESSNA, Midland, TX, Substantial damage. Acft went below mda.

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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