# NTSB DEN81DTM23: Cessna 182P, N3117U, Monument Vly, UT, May 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1981
- Place: Monument Vly, UT · MONUMENT VLY, UT
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125413
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81DTM23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTM23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3353   81/5/7    MONUMENT VLY,UT     CESSNA 182P         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 66, 2800
        TIME - 1330                    N3117U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONUMENT VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND CANYON,AZ             MONUMENT VLY,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           WEATHER - WIND SHEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- IN TRAFFIC PAT,PLT ESTD WND FM WEST,15KT.GND WITNESS RPRTD WND ESE,10KT.ARPT NR BLUFF/VLY OPENING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3117U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3117U-2012-09-25), registration cancelled 2012-09-25, S/N 18265136, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (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: Monument Valley

## 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 19810507025019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810507025019A), May 7, 1981: Cessna 182P, Monument Valley, UT, Destroyed. Too slow on final, stalled, impacted embankment short of runway. Possible moderate downdraft in area.

## Other investigations on N3117U (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 LAX78FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA020), Jan 7, 1978: Cessna 182F (N3117U), Sells, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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