# Accident 19850818039499A: Cessna 182J, Torrington, WY, August 18, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1985, 21:15 local time
- Place: Torrington, WY
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0597° N, 104.1805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0597&lon=-104.1805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3336F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3336F-2014-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182J (registry code 2072722, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850818039499A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED GROUND WHILE CIRCLING THE RUNWAY. WAS TRYING TO ACTIVATE RUNWAY LIGHTS WITH RADIOS SET TO WRONG FREQUENCY.

## 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 DEN85FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA225), Aug 19, 1985: Cessna 182J (N3336F), Torrington, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3336F (1)

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

- [Accident 19731017035089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731017035089A), Oct 17, 1973: Cessna 182J (N3336F), Jamestown, ND, Substantial damage. Firewall,fwd fuselage structure dmgd. Wind gusting 25K.

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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