# Accident 19801012058769A: Cessna 182, Middlebury, VT, October 12, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1980, 15:00 local time
- Place: Middlebury, VT
- Airport: Middlebury
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0079° N, 73.1576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middlebury, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0079&lon=-73.1576&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3491U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3491U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182F (registry code 2072714, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (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: 332 total, 104 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81DNC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DNC05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801012058769A

## Narrative

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

WIND SHIFT ON TAKEOFF ROLL DETERIORATED PERFORMANCE. ABORTED TAKEOFF, RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY & OVERTURNED.

## 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 NYC81DNC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DNC05), Oct 12, 1980: Cessna 182 (N3491U), Middlebury, VT, 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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