# NTSB FTW75AF050: Cessna 182L, N42337, Slaton, TX, January 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1975
- Place: Slaton, TX · SLATON, TX
- Location: 33.4455° N, 101.6509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Slaton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4455&lon=-101.6509&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146926
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75AF050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0135  75/1/23  NR.SLATON,TX          CESSNA 182L         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 561
        TIME - 1900                    N42337              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SLATON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SLATON,TX                    TULIA,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      42
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          210                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- LOW CLG,DARK NITE.SPARSELY LTD TERRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N42337](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42337-1976-05-21), registration cancelled 1976-05-21, S/N 18258973, 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: Slaton Muni

## 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 19750123001649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750123001649A), Jan 23, 1975: Cessna 182L, Slaton, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Low clg,dark nite. Sparsely ltd terrain.

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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