# Accident 19760505010309A: Cessna 182M, Fort Smith, AR, May 5, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1976
- Place: Fort Smith, AR
- Airport: Fort Smith
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 35.3366° N, 94.3661° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT SMITH RGNL (FSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3366&lon=-94.3661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71857, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71857-1977-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,311 total, 90 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76DPG47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPG47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760505010309A

## Narrative

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

PORPOISED ON LDG. GUSTING TO 20K.

## 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 FTW76DPG47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPG47), May 5, 1976: Cessna 182 (N71857), Fort Smith, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N71857 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19761124039489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761124039489A), Nov 24, 1976: Cessna 182H (N71857), Grain Valley, MO, Substantial damage. Prop blade separated frm hub. Fatigue,threaded area. Svc bull #81 ncw. Eng dampers out of tolerance.

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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