# NTSB FTW75FPD37: Cessna 182, N818H, Richland Hills, TX, April 21, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1975
- Place: Richland Hills, TX · RICHLAND HILLS, TX
- Location: 32.8102° N, 97.2265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richland Hills, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8102&lon=-97.2265&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148607
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75FPD37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FPD37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0848  75/4/21    RICHLAND HILLS,TX   CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 119
        TIME - 1330                    N818H               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANGHAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUSTIN,TX                   RICHLAND HILLS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- LND WITH 500FT OF RWY LEFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N818H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N818H), registered now, S/N 51548, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (registry code 2072706) (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: Mangham

## 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 19750421008049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750421008049A), Apr 21, 1975: Cessna 182B, Richland Hills, TX, Substantial damage. Lnd with 500FT of rwy left.

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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