# NTSB DEN80DTM12: Cessna 182, N3916D, Cedar City, UT, April 11, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1980
- Place: Cedar City, UT · CEDAR CITY, UT
- Location: 37.6775° N, 113.0619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6775&lon=-113.0619&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136361
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80DTM12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTM12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0674  80/4/11    CEDAR CITY,UT       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 4500
        TIME - 1522                    N3916D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CEDAR CITY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALT LAKE CITY,UT           KANAB,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 35K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3916D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3916D-2004-03-17), registration cancelled 2004-03-17, S/N 34616, 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: Cedar City 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 19800411008899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800411008899A), Apr 11, 1980: Cessna 182, Cedar City, UT, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on final. Struck fence off approach end. Landed on runway minus nose gear.

## Other investigations on N3916D (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 CHI02LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA026), Nov 10, 2001: Cessna 182A (N3916D), Wahoo, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation resulting in fuel exhaustion during cruise flight, and the unsuitable terrain for landing encountered by the pilot during the subsequent forced…

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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