# NTSB FTW80DA005: Cessna 182, N4697K, Tyler, TX, October 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1979
- Place: Tyler, TX · TYLER, TX
- Location: 32.3513° N, 95.3011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tyler, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3513&lon=-95.3011&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133307
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DA005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DA005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3670  79/10/18   TYLER,TX            CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 1522
        TIME - 1945                    N4697K              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 981 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TYLER,TX                    DALLAS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- EXH VALVE ROCKER ARM SHAFT BOSSES SEPARATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4697K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4697K), registered now, S/N 18263698, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (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

## 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 19791018032639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791018032639A), Oct 18, 1979: Cessna 182P, Tyler, LA, Substantial damage. Engine failed due to failure of the bosses on the exhaust rocker shaft.

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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