- Date
- August 18, 1985, 21:15 local (Aug 19, 1985, 03:15 UTC)
- Place
- Torrington, WY
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3336FCessna 182J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850818039499A
- Case key
- 16553
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt had a limitation on her certificate that prohibited flight at night. The flt was conducted at night and while enroute the plt diverted to the Torrington arpt. The rwy is equipped with plt activated lgts. A witness stated that the acft circled several times with the lnd lgt on as if to land. The acft crashed short of rwy 28. The terrain east of the rwy is significantly lower. The rwy lights had not been operated.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3336F
- Reported as
- Cessna 182J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18257336
- Airframe hours
- 1,965
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bob D. & Mary Lou Buffing
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 21, 1985 · 11 hours before
- Departed
- ECS · New Castle, WY
- Destination
- LAR · Laramie, WY
- Airport
- TOR · Torrington Muni, runway 28, 5,700 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 150 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3336F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.