# Accident 19811130076839A: Cessna R182, Tucumcari, NM, November 30, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1981, 05:00 local time
- Place: Tucumcari, NM
- Airport: Tucumcari
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1828° N, 103.6032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TUCUMCARI MUNI (TCC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1828&lon=-103.6032&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3186C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3186C-1982-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 979 total, 6 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FQA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FQA10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811130076839A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MISTAKENLY TRIED TO TAKE OFF ON WRONG RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT CRASHED OFF END OF DEPARTURE RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW82FQA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FQA10), Nov 30, 1981: Cessna 182RG (N3186C), Tucumcari, NM, destroyed

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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