# NTSB DEN76FTC41: Cessna 182A, N3909D, Casper, WY, July 14, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1976
- Place: Casper, WY · CASPER, WY
- Location: 42.8421° N, 106.3213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Casper, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8421&lon=-106.3213&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154815
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FTC41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTC41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2118  76/7/14    CASPER,WY           CESSNA 182A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 242
        TIME - 2150                    N3909D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 153 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NATRONA COUNTY IN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREYBULL,WY                 CASPER,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RAMP FACILITIES
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED RAMP/TAXIWAY
        REMARKS- GRUMMAN G159,N636G MINOR DAMAGE.RAMP UNLIGHTED. N636G PARKED 25FT OUTSIDE DESIGNATED AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3909D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3909D), registered now, S/N 34609, 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: Natrona County In

## 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 19760714021739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760714021739A), Jul 14, 1976: Cessna 182A, Casper, WY, Substantial damage. Grumman G159,N636G minor damage. Ramp unlighted. N636G parked 25FT outside designated area.

## Other investigations on N3909D (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 SEA68D0259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0259), Mar 17, 1968: Cessna 182 (N3909D), Fishtail, MT, 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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