# Incident 19810612044759I: Cessna 182A, Ashland, VA, June 12, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1981, 22:35 local time
- Place: Ashland, VA
- Airport: Hanover Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7089° N, 77.4366° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HANOVER COUNTY MUNI (OFP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7089&lon=-77.4366&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3975D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3975D-2014-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19810612044759I

## Narrative

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

ZA PILOT EXPERIENCED COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE AT NIGHT. LANDING FLARE TOO HIGH. REPLACED REGULATOR AND BATTERY.

## Other reports on N3975D (2)

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

- [Incident 19800503044829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800503044829I), May 3, 1980: Cessna 182A (N3975D), Suffolk, VA, 1 fatal. Parachute failed to open resulting in fatality.
- [Incident 19781022029749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781022029749I), Oct 22, 1978: Cessna 182A (N3975D), Suffolk, VA, Minor damage. Right horizontal stabilizer damaged when it was struck by a jumper. Jumper landed safely.

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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