# NTSB FTW78DQG40: Cessna 188, N4850R, Mertzon, TX, June 30, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1978
- Place: Mertzon, TX · MERTZON, TX
- Location: 31.2620° N, 100.8208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mertzon, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2620&lon=-100.8208&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141818
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DQG40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DQG40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1379  78/6/30    MERTZON,TX          CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1030                    N4850R              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 36, 6800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCH STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MERTZON,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- VEHICLES ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4850R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ranch Strip

## 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 19780630018549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780630018549A), Jun 30, 1978: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Mertzon, TX, Substantial damage. Vehicles on runway

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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