# NTSB FTW76AF115: Cessna 182L, N42216, Mullin, TX, August 19, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1976
- Place: Mullin, TX · MULLIN, TX
- Location: 31.5552° N, 98.6657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mullin, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5552&lon=-98.6657&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156193
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76AF115
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF115

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3538  76/8/19  NR.MULLIN,TX          CESSNA 182L         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 246
        TIME - 2345                    N42216              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ABILENE,TX                  SMITHVILLE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N42216](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42216-1976-11-12), registration cancelled 1976-11-12, S/N 18258906, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Registry model: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19760819037499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760819037499A), Aug 19, 1976: Cessna 182H, Mullin, TX, Destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other investigations on N42216 (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 FTW76DRG42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRG42), Feb 17, 1976: Cessna 182 (N42216), Austin, TX, substantial damage

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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