# NTSB FTW73FPG14: Cessna 182F, N3582U, Scranton, AR, August 20, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1972
- Place: Scranton, AR · SCRANTON, AR
- Location: 35.3604° N, 93.5397° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scranton, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3604&lon=-93.5397&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168457
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73FPG14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPG14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3170  72/8/20    SCRANTON,ARK        CESSNA 182F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1215                    N3582U              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  36, 7149 TOTAL HOURS, 88
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALT LOONEY STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LITTLE ROCK,ARK             SCRANTON,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- HIT TELEPHONE LINE UNDER TWO HIGH TENSION PWR LINES.HIT FENCE THEN DITCH FOLDING NOSE GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3582U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3582U), registered now, S/N 18254982, built 1963 (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: Walt Looney Strip

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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