# Accident 19760325006589A: Cessna 182A, Espanola, NM, March 25, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1976
- Place: Espanola, NM
- Airport: Espanola Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 36.0040° N, 106.0701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Española, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0040&lon=-106.0701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3995D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3995D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 339 total, 91 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76FQA39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FQA39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760325006589A

## Narrative

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

HIT DITCH.

## 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 DEN76FQA39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FQA39), Mar 25, 1976: Cessna 182A (N3995D), Espanola, NM, 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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