# Accident 19760324006989A: Cessna 182C, Flagstaff, AZ, March 24, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1976
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 35.1981° N, 111.6513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flagstaff, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1981&lon=-111.6513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8538T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8538T-2018-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182C (registry code 2072708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76DUJ68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUJ68) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760324006989A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STOLEN ACFT.WRECKAGE FOUND ABANDONED.ATTEMPTED LDG ON ROAD.INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 LAX76DUJ68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUJ68), Mar 24, 1976: Cessna 182C (N8538T), Flagstaff, AZ, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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