# NTSB FTW76DQG53: Cessna 182, N6488A, Dalhart, TX, January 3, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 3, 1976
- Place: Dalhart, TX · DALHART, TX
- Location: 36.0575° N, 102.5123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dalhart, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0575&lon=-102.5123&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 11, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152916
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DQG53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DQG53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0205   76/1/3    DALHART,TX          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N6488A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DALHART
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LIBERAL,KS                  TUCUMCARI,NM                 DALHART,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6488A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6488A-2013-08-06), registration cancelled 2013-08-06, S/N 33288, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (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: Dalhart

## 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 19760103001849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760103001849A), Jan 3, 1976: Cessna 182, Dalhart, TX, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6488A (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 DEN78FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA013), Dec 8, 1977: Cessna 182 (N6488A), Socorro, NM, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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