# NTSB FTW77FPJ09: Cessna 182Q, N735AB, Mangum, OK, March 18, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1977
- Place: Mangum, OK · MANGUM, OK
- Location: 34.8786° N, 99.5039° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mangum, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8786&lon=-99.5039&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157145
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FPJ09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPJ09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0381  77/3/18    MANGUM,OK           CESSNA 182Q         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 191
        TIME - 1800                    N735AB              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 63 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANGUM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAMPA,TX                    MANGUM,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          260                                                       35
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- DUE TO STRONG CROSS WIND PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON GRASS ADJACENT TO RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N735AB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N735AB), registered now, S/N 18265261, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (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: Mangum

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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