# NTSB FTW75AF009: Cessna 182P, N4732K, Round Mountain, TX, August 2, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1975
- Place: Round Mountain, TX · ROUND MOUNTAIN, TX
- Location: 30.3943° N, 98.3612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Round Mountain, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3943&lon=-98.3612&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201293
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75AF009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF009-201293

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2363   75/8/2    ROUND MOUNTAIN,TX   CESSNA 182P         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 400
        TIME - 0830                    N4732K              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HARLINGEN,TX                YORK,NE                      DUNCAN,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN AREAS OF SEVERE TURBULENCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - WEATHER PERSONNEL: INCORRECT WEATHER FORECAST
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      76
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO ENROUTE TSTM ACTIVITY. LOST CTL. R WG OUTER PANEL FAILED SHORTLY BFOR GRND IMPACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4732K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4732K-1975-10-24), registration cancelled 1975-10-24, S/N 18263731 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750802028239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750802028239A), Aug 2, 1975: Cessna 182H, Round Mountain, TX, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Flew into enroute tstm activity. Lost ctl. R wg outer panel failed shortly bfor grnd impact.

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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