# Accident 19761121035579A: Cessna 182, Farmington, NM, November 21, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1976
- Place: Farmington, NM
- Airport: La Vida Mission
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 36.7281° N, 108.2187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmington, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7281&lon=-108.2187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5581B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5581B-2013-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 76 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77DQA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DQA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761121035579A

## Narrative

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

PLT INADVERTENTLY RAISED FLAPS AND IMMEDIATELY RESET DURING GO-AROUND.ACFT HIT SAND DUNE.

## 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 DEN77DQA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DQA05), Nov 21, 1976: Cessna 182 (N5581B), Farmington, 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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