# NTSB DEN78FQA58: Cessna 182, N3918D, L1ndrith, NM, September 16, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1978
- Place: L1ndrith, NM · L1NDRITH, NM
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139298
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FQA58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FQA58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3376  78/9/16  NR.L1NDRITH,NM        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 180
        TIME - 1500                    N3918D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 117 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROWNS STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         L1NDRITH,NM                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3918D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3918D-2012-11-14), registration cancelled 2012-11-14, S/N 34618, 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: Browns Strip

## 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 19780916034909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780916034909A), Sep 16, 1978: Cessna 182H, L1ndrith, NM, 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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