# NTSB UNK64X3682: Cessna 180, N4530B, Childress, TX, August 30, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1964
- Place: Childress, TX · CHILDRESS, TX
- Location: 34.4355° N, 100.2824° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Childress, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4355&lon=-100.2824&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181989
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3682
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3682

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2692  64/8/30    CHILDRESS TEX       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1104                    N4530B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 34, 8500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHILDRESS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4530B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4530B), registered now, S/N 31429, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (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: Childress

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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