# NTSB FTW76AF054: Cessna 182E, N2921Y, Mountain Home, TX, January 1, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 1, 1976
- Place: Mountain Home, TX · MOUNTAIN HOME, TX
- Location: 30.1746° N, 99.3803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mountain Home, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1746&lon=-99.3803&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 26, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149891
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76AF054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0074   76/1/1  NR.MOUNTAIN HOME,TX   CESSNA 182E         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 199
        TIME - 0645                    N2921Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AHRENS RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MOUNTAIN HOME,TX             OZONA,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- SPARSE GRND LTS IN AREA. DOME LT & ROTATING BEACON WERE ON,LDG LTS OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2921Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2921Y-1976-03-23), registration cancelled 1976-03-23, S/N 18253921 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ahrens Ranch

## 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 19760101001569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760101001569A), Jan 1, 1976: Cessna 182E, Mountain Home, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Sparse grnd lts in area. Dome lt & rotating beacon were on,ldg lts off.

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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