# Accident 19761029033469A: Cessna 182J, Gastonia, NC, October 29, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1976
- Place: Gastonia, NC
- Airport: Gastonia Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 35.2026° N, 81.1499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GASTONIA MUNI (AKH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2026&lon=-81.1499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3463F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3463F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182J (registry code 2072722, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77DKM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DKM04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761029033469A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GR TIRE FLAT,FIREWALL WRINKLED.

## 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 IAD77DKM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DKM04), Oct 29, 1976: Cessna 182 (N3463F), Gastonia, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3463F (1)

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

- [Accident 20250531006479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250531006479A), May 31, 2025: Cessna 182J (N3463F), Kooskia, ID, Substantial damage. Aircraft was at 4500' climbing to 5500' enroute to sandpoint, ID. Pilot heard a loud bang and felt vibration. Jpi indicated no cht/egt cylinder 2. There was…

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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