# NTSB FTW75FQG58: Cessna 182, N4771D, Crane, TX, June 11, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1975
- Place: Crane, TX · CRANE, TX
- Location: 31.3918° N, 102.3503° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crane, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3918&lon=-102.3503&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170741
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75FQG58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FQG58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1499  75/6/11    CRANE,TX            CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 1000
        TIME - 2000                    N4771D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRANE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRANE,TX                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: COILS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BOTH BENDIX MAG COILS FOUND CRACKED.WOULDNT EMIT ELEC IMPULSE.COILS HAD 1358HRS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4771D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4771D-1984-10-22), registration cancelled 1984-10-22, S/N 34871 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Crane County

## 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 19750611016149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750611016149A), Jun 11, 1975: Cessna 182A, Crane, TX, Substantial damage. Both bendix mag coils found cracked. Wouldnt emit elec impulse. Coils had 1358HRS.

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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