# Accident 19791215035619A: Cessna 182F, Brandy Station, VA, December 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1979, 10:30 local time
- Place: Brandy Station, VA
- Airport: T. I. Martin
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4950° N, 77.8900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brandy Station, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4950&lon=-77.8900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3139U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3139U-1982-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182F (registry code 2072714, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 134 total, 134 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80FIA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FIA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791215035619A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF,LANDED IN PASTURE OFF END RWY-HIT FENCE AND TREES. POSSIBLE CARB ICE. NO ENG DEFECT

## 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 IAD80FIA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FIA03), Dec 15, 1979: Cessna 182F (N3139U), Brandy Station, VA, 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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