- Date
- March 11, 1978
- Place
- Olton, TX · OLTON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8808XCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report April 19, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780311005019A
- Case key
- 143242
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0392 78/3/11 OLTON,TX CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1500 N8808X PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS AGE 47, 10000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 53 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DEI-TEX FLYERS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLAINVIEW,TX OLTON,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: FROM LANDING COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 18 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- PLT RPTD WIND GUSTING TO 25KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8808X
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dei-Tex Flyers
N8808XRegistration cancelled Dec 9, 2022 · Cessna 182DAirframe modelCessna 182DEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.