# NTSB MIA70F0096: Cessna 182D, N8944X, Cross City, FL, June 4, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1969
- Place: Cross City, FL · CROSS CITY, FL
- Location: 29.6386° N, 83.1248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cross City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6386&lon=-83.1248&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171334
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70F0096
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0096

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2502   69/6/4    CROSS CITY,FLA      CESSNA 182D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 445
        TIME - 1130                    N8944X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CROSS CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DESTIN,FLA                  LAKELAND,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  UNUSUAL NOISE
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- NR 2 PISTON FAILED. LND ON ROAD. L WG STRUCK POWER POLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8944X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8944X-1984-06-15), registration cancelled 1984-06-15, S/N 18253344 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- Registry model: [Cessna 182D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (registry code 2072710) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cross City

## Other investigations on N8944X (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 FTW82DPD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DPD03), Nov 5, 1981: Cessna 182 (N8944X), Ranger, TX, 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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