# NTSB CHI76DEM28: Cessna 182J, N3091F, Newberry, MI, February 9, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1976
- Place: Newberry, MI · NEWBERRY, MI
- Location: 46.3538° N, 85.5098° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newberry, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3538&lon=-85.5098&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152820
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DEM28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEM28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0362   76/2/9    NEWBERRY,MI         CESSNA 182J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 78 TOTAL
        TIME - 1240                    N3091F              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LUCE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWBERRY,MI                 ESCANABA,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 4000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           25                                                      210
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 30 KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3091F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3091F-1981-02-17), registration cancelled 1981-02-17, S/N 18257191, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Luce County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760209003679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760209003679A), Feb 9, 1976: Cessna 182J, Newberry, MI, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 30 KTS.

## Other investigations on N3091F (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 CHI71FBA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBA30), Feb 13, 1971: Cessna 182J (N3091F), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage

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.

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