# NTSB DEN66D0093: Cessna 180, N3861C, Belen, NM, September 5, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1965
- Place: Belen, NM · BELEN, NM
- Location: 34.7666° N, 106.8085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belen, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7666&lon=-106.8085&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 14, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176007
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66D0093
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0093

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2491   65/9/5    BELEN N MEX         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 370
        TIME - 1100                    N3861C              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIO GRANDE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TEMPERATURE-F
          RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES                          80
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- CROSSWIND OF 15 KNOTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3861C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3861C), registered now, S/N 31009, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (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: Rio Grande

## Other investigations on N3861C (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 LAX79FUJ49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ49), Mar 1, 1979: Cessna 180 (N3861C), Scottsdale, AZ, 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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