# NTSB FTW81FPD16: Cessna 182, N4969N, Whitney, TX, March 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1981
- Place: Whitney, TX · WHITNEY, TX
- Location: 31.9524° N, 97.3198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whitney, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9524&lon=-97.3198&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127102
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FPD16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPD16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0983  81/3/29    WHITNEY,TX          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 398
        TIME - 1345                    N4969N              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAGUNA PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARLINGTON,TX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ROUGH SURFACE OFF END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4969N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4969N), registered now, S/N 18267490, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- 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: Laguna Park

## 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 19810329013019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810329013019A), Mar 29, 1981: Cessna 182Q, Whitney, TX, Substantial damage. Landed last third of wet sod runway. Slid off departure end.

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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