# NTSB DEN77DQA05: Cessna 182, N5581B, Farmington, NM, November 21, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 21, 1976
- Place: Farmington, NM · FARMINGTON, NM
- Location: 36.7281° N, 108.2187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmington, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7281&lon=-108.2187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156405
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77DQA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DQA05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3442  76/11/21 NR.FARMINGTON,NM      CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 160
        TIME - 1700                    N5581B              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LA VIDA MISSION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         FARMINGTON,NM                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- PLT INADVERTENTLY RAISED FLAPS AND IMMEDIATELY RESET DURING GO-AROUND.ACFT HIT SAND DUNE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5581B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5581B-2013-01-31), registration cancelled 2013-01-31, S/N 33581, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (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: La Vida Mission

## 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 19761121035579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761121035579A), Nov 21, 1976: Cessna 182, Farmington, NM, Substantial damage. Plt inadvertently raised flaps and immediately reset during go-around. Acft hit sand dune.

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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