# Incident 19810215003769I: Cessna 182, Phoenix, AZ, February 15, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1981, 16:30 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Wild Horse West
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3876D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3876D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470-L (registry code 17374, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810215003769I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED DIRECTLY INTO SUN. LEFT WING STRUCK SAGUARO CACTUS CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO WING.

## Other reports on N3876D (1)

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

- [Incident 19800913086889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800913086889I), Sep 13, 1980: Cessna 182 (N3876D), Sun City, AZ, 1 fatal. Skydiver fatality, chute did not open.

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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