# NTSB DEN81FTC07: Cessna 182, N4838D, Worland, WY, December 31, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 31, 1980
- Place: Worland, WY · WORLAND, WY
- Location: 44.0204° N, 107.9617° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Worland, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0204&lon=-107.9617&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127701
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTC07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTC07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3564  80/12/31   WORLAND,WY          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 592
        TIME - 1120                    N4838D              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 316 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          THERMOPOLIS,WY              RIVERTON,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- STRUCK RUT ON DIRT ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4838D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4838D-2018-02-16), registration cancelled 2018-02-16, S/N 34938, built 1958 (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

## 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 19801231084679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801231084679A), Dec 31, 1980: Cessna 182A, Worland, WY, Substantial damage. Landed on dirt raod. Nose wheel hit rut, airplane veered off road, nosed over in a ditch.

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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