# NTSB FTW80FRA08: Cessna 182, N5773B, Spring Creek, TX, November 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 3, 1979
- Place: Spring Creek, TX · SPRING CREEK, TX
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133218
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FRA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3357   79/11/3   SPRING CREEK,TX     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 418
        TIME - 1415                    N5773B              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 83 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRING CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRING CREEK,TX             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PLT STATED-TOUCHED DWN 20-25 DEG OFF RWY HEADING & COLLIDED W DITCH & TREELINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5773B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5773B-1999-03-01), registration cancelled 1999-03-01, S/N 33773 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Spring Creek

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19791103042069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791103042069I), Nov 3, 1979: Cessna 182, Spring Creek, TX, No damage

## Other investigations on N5773B (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 UNK64X0486](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0486), Feb 7, 1964: Cessna 182 (N5773B), Broken Arrow, OK, 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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