# NTSB FTW75AF008: Cessna 182L, N42791, San Antonio, TX, August 17, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1974
- Place: San Antonio, TX · SAN ANTONIO, TX
- Location: 29.4241° N, 98.4936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Antonio, TX, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4241&lon=-98.4936&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138873
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75AF008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3214  74/8/17  NR.SAN ANTONIO,TEX    CESSNA 182L         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0920                    N42791              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YATES RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAULS VALLEY,OKLA           SAN ANTONIO,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK AT UNDET TIME.PAX NOT AERO QUAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N42791](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42791-1974-12-13), registration cancelled 1974-12-13, S/N 18259192, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Registry model: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Yates Ranch

## 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 19740817035579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740817035579A), Aug 17, 1974: Cessna 182L, San Antonio, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Plt suffered heart attack at undet time. Pax not aero qual.

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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