# Accident 19871031069339A: Cessna 182A, Laveen, AZ, October 31, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1987, 08:50 local time
- Place: Laveen, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3008° N, 112.2006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3008&lon=-112.2006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3804D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3804D) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 214 total, 214 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871031069339A

## Narrative

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

PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD. COLLIDED WITH A SAGUARO CACTUS. NEEDED CARBURETOR HEAT

## 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 LAX88LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA029), Oct 31, 1987: Cessna 182A (N3804D), Laveen, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3804D (1)

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

- [Accident 19771020033639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771020033639A), Oct 20, 1977: Cessna 182A (N3804D), Casper, WY, Substantial damage. Not endorsed for solo flt.

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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