# Accident 19810531041609A: Cessna 182H, Mandaree, ND, May 31, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1981, 21:00 local time
- Place: Mandaree, ND
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7451° N, 102.6976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mandaree, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7451&lon=-102.6976&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3458S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3458S-1984-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 30 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810531041609A

## Narrative

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

SEARCH AIRPLANE TRIED TO LAND ON NARROW ROAD WITH A STRONG CROSSWIND. WAS BLOWN OFF ROAD. HIT DITCH ON GO AROUND.

## 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 DEN81FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA038), May 31, 1981: Cessna 182 (N3458S), Mandaree, ND, destroyed, 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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