# Accident 19800510013199A: Cessna 182A, Bay City, TX, May 10, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1980, 10:50 local time
- Place: Bay City, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.9835° N, 95.9599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bay City, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9835&lon=-95.9599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3996D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3996D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470H
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 223 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FRA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRA27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800510013199A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. WING STRUCK ROAD GRADER LANDING ON UNFINISHED ROAD. FOUND STRIPPED CAMSHAFT DRIVE GEAR.

## 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 FTW80FRA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRA27), May 10, 1980: Cessna 182 (N3996D), Bay City, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3996D (1)

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

- [Accident 19740126001639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740126001639A), Jan 26, 1974: Cessna 182A (N3996D), Kingsville, TX, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel,lnd ok. Only 5 gal avail. Acft specs state 5 gal unuseable ea tank. No enrte ldg made

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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