# Accident 19810318089472A: Cessna 182H, Tucson, AZ, March 18, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1981, 09:24 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8468S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8468S-1984-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810318089472A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH A CLIMBING AIRCRAFT N8274B DURING RADAR VECTOR DESCENT FOR LANDING. IMPACT TORE OFF NOSE GEAR.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N8274B, Piper PA28181: [Accident 19810318089471A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810318089471A)

## 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 LAX81FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA061), Mar 18, 1981: Cessna 182 (N8468S), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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