# NTSB FTW76DPD13: Cessna 182, N42706, Seymour, TX, October 4, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1975
- Place: Seymour, TX · SEYMOUR, TX
- Location: 33.5955° N, 99.2581° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seymour, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5955&lon=-99.2581&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150786
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DPD13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPD13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2829   75/10/4   SEYMOUR,TX          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 121
        TIME - 1230                    N42706              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEYMOUR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEYMOUR,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- DMGD FIREWALL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N42706](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42706-2018-05-30), registration cancelled 2018-05-30, S/N 18259151, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726) (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: Seymour

## 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 19751004031329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751004031329A), Oct 4, 1975: Cessna 182L, Seymour, TX, Substantial damage. Dmgd firewall

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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