# Accident 19820522022239A: Cessna 182F, Medford, OR, May 22, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1982, 12:17 local time
- Place: Medford, OR
- Airport: Beagle Sky Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2975° N, 122.8707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2975&lon=-122.8707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3461U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3461U-2013-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182F (registry code 2072714, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 209 total, 29 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82DA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820522022239A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES DURING GOAROUND. OIL ON WINDSHIELD OBSCURED VISION. PILOT DID NOT SECURE OIL CAP.

## 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 SEA82DA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA076), May 22, 1982: Cessna 182F (N3461U), Medford, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3461U (1)

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

- [Accident 19811122085669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811122085669A), Nov 22, 1981: Cessna 182F (N3461U), Redmond, OR, Substantial damage. Flew low over parachuters he had just discharged. Struck guywire. Landed with outer right wing shredded.

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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