# Accident 19800316006939A: Cessna 182G, Decatur, AR, March 16, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1980, 20:00 local time
- Place: Decatur, AR
- Airport: Crystal Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3436° N, 94.4448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CRYSTAL LAKE (5M5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3436&lon=-94.4448&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3786U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3786U-2022-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182G (registry code 2072716, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 500 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FPG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPG19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800316006939A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK VASI LIGHT ON FINAL IN SEVERE TURBULENCE. MADE GO-AROUND. LANDED SAFELY AT ANOTHER AIRPORT.

## 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 FTW80FPG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPG19), Mar 16, 1980: Cessna 182 (N3786U), Decatur, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3786U (1)

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

- [Accident 19760727020899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760727020899A), Jul 27, 1976: Cessna 182G (N3786U), Tomball, TX, Substantial damage. Seal blocked venturi.

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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