# NTSB CHI79FEC42: Cessna 182, N3939D, Tecumseh, MI, August 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1979
- Place: Tecumseh, MI · TECUMSEH, MI
- Location: 42.0061° N, 83.9445° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tecumseh, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0061&lon=-83.9445&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134010
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEC42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEC42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2289  79/8/12    TECUMSEH,MI         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1753
        TIME - 1430                    N3939D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1305 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AL MEYERS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         TECUMSEH,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3939D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3939D), registered now, S/N 34639, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Al Meyers

## 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 19790812021409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790812021409A), Aug 12, 1979: Cessna 182, Tecumseh, MI, Substantial damage. Left spring steel landing gear strut broke during landing on sod, parallel to runway.

## Other investigations on N3939D (3)

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 CHI89LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA123), Jul 2, 1989: Cessna 182A (N3939D), Tecumseh, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON. THE EMBANKMENT (DIRT BANK) WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.
- [NTSB CHI71FEC49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FEC49), May 9, 1971: Cessna 182 (N3939D), Tecumseh, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI71FDW02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FDW02), Jun 21, 1970: Cessna 182 (N3939D), Tecumseh, MI, 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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