# NTSB FTW72FQD11: Cessna 182F, N3121U, El Paso, TX, September 29, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1971
- Place: El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163686
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FQD11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FQD11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3776  71/9/29    EL PASO,TEX         CESSNA 182F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N3121U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIGGS AAF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL PASO,TEX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- DMG-BLOWN NS TIRE,PROP,FIREWALL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3121U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3121U-2012-09-25), registration cancelled 2012-09-25, S/N 18254521, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (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: Biggs Aaf

## Other investigations on N3121U (2)

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 LAX69D0067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0067), Jun 29, 1968: Cessna 182 (N3121U), Lake Havasu, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN68D0197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0197), Oct 8, 1967: Cessna 182 (N3121U), Deming, NM, 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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