# NTSB FTW77FA008: Cessna 182L, N42213, Shaw, LA, October 23, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1976
- Place: Shaw, LA · SHAW, LA
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156473
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FA008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3290  76/10/23 NR.SHAW,LA            CESSNA 182L         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1930                    N42213              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST FRANCISVILLE,LA          TALLULAH,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PILOTS BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.157%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N42213](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42213-1977-01-25), registration cancelled 1977-01-25, S/N 18258904, 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 19761023037229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761023037229A), Oct 23, 1976: Cessna 182L, Shaw, LA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilots blood alcohol level 0.157 .

## Other investigations on N42213 (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 NYC74DFJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DFJ02), Jul 18, 1973: Cessna 182 (N42213), Dunkirk, NY, 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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