# Accident 19810217004132A: Cessna 182R, Grand Forks, ND, February 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1981, 16:21 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9196° N, 97.0873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Forks, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9196&lon=-97.0873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4773S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4773S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 198 total, 11 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810217004132A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN MID AIR COLLISION WHEN CLIMBING OUT IN PATTERN AFTER TOUCH AND GO LANDING.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N89985, Cessna 152: [Accident 19810217004131A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810217004131A)

## 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 DEN81FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA019), Feb 17, 1981: Cessna 182RG (N4773S), Grand Forks, ND, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N4773S (3)

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

- [Incident 20130309002549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130309002549I), Mar 9, 2013: Cessna R182 (N4773S), Fort Wayne, IN, Minor damage. On March 9, 2013 at 1615 (EST) hours Cessna aircraft CE-182RG N4773S landed with gear-up. Two souls onboard with no injuries. Minor damage to aircraft. The…
- [Incident 19990801024469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990801024469I), Aug 1, 1999: Cessna R182 (N4773S), Monticello, IA, Minor damage. (-23) Mr. John fraser landed N4773S at the Monticello airport, Monticello, Iowa, with the landing gear in the retracted position. The pilot statement explains…
- [Accident 19841112063479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841112063479A), Nov 12, 1984: Cessna R182 (N4773S), Charleston, SC, Substantial damage. Pilot distracted during prelanding checklist. Forgot to lower landing gear, landed gear up.

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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