# NTSB DEN76FQA39: Cessna 182A, N3995D, Espanola, NM, March 25, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1976
- Place: Espanola, NM · ESPANOLA, NM
- Location: 36.0040° N, 106.0701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Española, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0040&lon=-106.0701&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153506
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FQA39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FQA39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0843  76/3/25    ESPANOLA,NM         CESSNA 182A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 58, 339
        TIME - 0700                    N3995D              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 91 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ESPANOLA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAOS,NM                     ESPANOLA,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HIT DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3995D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3995D), registered now, S/N 34695, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- 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: Espanola Muni

## 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 19760325006589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760325006589A), Mar 25, 1976: Cessna 182A, Espanola, NM, Substantial damage. Hit ditch.

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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