# Accident 19810731058459A: Cessna 182F, Hereford, TX, July 31, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1981, 10:00 local time
- Place: Hereford, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8226° N, 102.4002° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hereford, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8226&lon=-102.4002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3445U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,214 total, 1,635 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FQG63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQG63) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810731058459A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF WITH CONTROL LOCK ON AND CRASHED AFTER CLIMBING TO ALTITUDE OF FORTY FEET.

## 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 FTW81FQG63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQG63), Jul 31, 1981: Cessna 182F (N3445U), Hereford, TX, substantial damage

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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