# NTSB FTW75DRJ30: Cessna 182, N2198G, Uncertain, TX, April 12, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 12, 1975
- Place: Uncertain, TX · UNCERTAIN, TX
- Location: 32.6997° N, 94.1356° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Uncertain, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6997&lon=-94.1356&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148651
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DRJ30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRJ30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0642  75/4/12    UNCERTAIN,TX        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N2198G              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 52, 2523 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            48 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UNCERTAIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UNCERTAIN,TX                LANCASTER,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RAMP/TAXIWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- PLT TRIED TO AVOID HOLES IN TAXIWAY.WG HIT TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2198G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2198G), registered now, S/N 51498, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Uncertain

## Other investigations on N2198G (1)

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.

- [NTSB ERA24FA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA294), Jul 8, 2024: Cessna 182 (N2198G), Rutherfordton, NC, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from clouds, resulting in controlled flight into terrain due to mountain obscuration.

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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