# NTSB MIA66F0098: Cessna 182, N1840X, Ringgold, GA, July 6, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1965
- Place: Ringgold, GA · RINGGOLD, GA
- Location: 34.9135° N, 85.1206° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ringgold, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9135&lon=-85.1206&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 3, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176919
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0098
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0098

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1890   65/7/6    RINGGOLD GA         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 273
        TIME - 0918                    N1840X              PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1840X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1840X-1977-10-19), registration cancelled 1977-10-19, S/N 18255940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1840X (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 LAX77FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA035), Feb 3, 1977: Cessna 182H (N1840X), Tuscon, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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