# NTSB FTW76DQG72: Cessna 182, N3484S, Dumas, TX, May 17, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1976
- Place: Dumas, TX · DUMAS, TX
- Location: 35.8620° N, 101.9650° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dumas, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8620&lon=-101.9650&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153691
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DQG72
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DQG72

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1624  76/5/17    DUMAS,TX            CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 181
        TIME - 1400                    N3484S              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CITY-COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SMITHFIELD,TX               DUMAS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3484S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: City-County

## 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 19760517017159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760517017159A), May 17, 1976: Cessna 182H, Dumas, TX, 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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