Cessna 182Q accident near Whitney, Texas, May 27, 1984
On May 27, 1984 at about 11:10 pm local time, a Cessna 182Q, registered N95981, was substantially damaged in an accident near Whitney, Texas (Lake Whitney State Park airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 27, 1984 · about 11:10 pm local time
- Place
- Whitney, Texas · Lake Whitney State Park · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182Q · all 182Qs on the register
- Registration
- N95981 · registry record · serial 18266697
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE ACFT AFTER LANDING ON A 2000 FT ASPHALT RWY. THE ACFT OVERRAN THE END OF THE RWY & HIT A DITCH. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED & THE ACFT NOSED OVER. THE WIND WAS REPORTED BLOWING FROM 210 DEG AT 20 GUSTING 25 KTS. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THERE WAS NO 'VISUAL WIND TEE' AVAILABLE AT THE ARPT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- OVERRUN during landing - roll
- ON GROUND/WATER ENCOUNTER WITH TERRAIN/WATER during landing - roll
- NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED during landing - roll
- NOSE OVER during landing - roll
Pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, none, APLN, none
- Flight time: 516 hours in all; 46 in this make and model; 47 in the last 90 days; 336 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: class 2
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,288 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, April 16, 1984; 14 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,800 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-U (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Cothran Aviation
- Operating certificate: in the vicinity
The flight
- Departed from: F54 Arlington TX at 10:10 pm
- Destination: F50 Whitney TX
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 35, 2,000 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 13 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scattered at 4,000 ft
- Temperature: 97°C, dew point 64°C
- Altimeter: 29 inHg
- Observation at 10:50 pm from ACT, 20 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number FTW84LA251.