# NTSB DEN78FTC10: Cessna 182P, N52974, Buffalo, WY, January 3, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 3, 1978
- Place: Buffalo, WY · BUFFALO, WY
- Location: 44.3385° N, 106.7153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3385&lon=-106.7153&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143624
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FTC10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTC10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0141   78/1/3    BUFFALO,WY          CESSNA 182P         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 286
        TIME - 2025                    N52974              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUFFALO MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CASPER,WY                   SHERIDAN,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N52974 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Buffalo Municipal

## 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 19780103000339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780103000339A), Jan 3, 1978: Cessna 182H, Buffalo, WY, 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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