# NTSB FTW76FRG30: Cessna 182A, N4772D, Three Rivers, TX, December 11, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 11, 1975
- Place: Three Rivers, TX · THREE RIVERS, TX
- Location: 28.4669° N, 98.1779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Three Rivers, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4669&lon=-98.1779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151701
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FRG30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRG30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3689  75/12/11 NR.THREE RIVERS,TX    CESSNA 182A         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1740                    N4772D              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  45, 13600 TOTAL HOURS, 92
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALACIOS,TX                 COTULLA,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR 2 PISTON FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4772D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4772D-1977-07-07), registration cancelled 1977-07-07, S/N 34872 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (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 19751211038959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751211038959A), Dec 11, 1975: Cessna 182A, Three Rivers, TX, Substantial damage. Nr 2 piston failed.

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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