# NTSB FTW75DRG63: Cessna 182, Loma Alta, TX, March 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1975
- Place: Loma Alta, TX · LOMA ALTA, TX
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 15, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148626
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DRG63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRG63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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E-0002  75/3/23    LOMA ALTA,TX        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 45 TOTAL
        TIME - 1245                    XB-DEG              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 38 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BILLY BOYCE RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEL RIO,TX                  LOMA ALTA,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- DRIFTED OFF RWY DRG LEVEL OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: XB-DEG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Billy Boyce Ranch

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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