# NTSB FTW76DPJ20: Cessna 182, N2005X, Goldsby, OK, December 21, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1975
- Place: Goldsby, OK · GOLDSBY, OK
- Location: 35.1239° N, 97.4866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goldsby, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1239&lon=-97.4866&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151631
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DPJ20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPJ20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3864  75/12/21   GOLDSBY,OK          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 477
        TIME - 1805                    N2005X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GOLDSBY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROOKS COUNTY,TX            NORMAN,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- HAD TO AVOID TREES. CRASHED 100YDS SHORT OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2005X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2005X), registered now, S/N 18256105, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (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: Goldsby

## 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 19751221040289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751221040289A), Dec 21, 1975: Cessna 182H, Goldsby, OK, Substantial damage. Had to avoid trees. Crashed 100YDS short of rwy.

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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