# NTSB FTW80FA071: Cessna 182G, N3218S, Pecos, TX, May 7, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1980
- Place: Pecos, TX · PECOS, TX
- Location: 31.4229° N, 103.4932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pecos, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4229&lon=-103.4932&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131114
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FA071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA071

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0545   80/5/7    PECOS,TX            CESSNA 182G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2450
        TIME - 2245                    N3218S              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 122 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PECOS,TX                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSD IN LOW ALT AEROBATIC MNVRS AT NGT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3218S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19800507012489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800507012489A), May 7, 1980: Cessna 182G, Pecos, TX, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Observed making low passes over town. Pulled up into vertical climb, stalled, & crashed. Possible alcohol involved.

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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