# NTSB FTW80FPG19: Cessna 182, N3786U, Decatur, AR, March 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1980
- Place: Decatur, AR · DECATUR, AR
- Location: 36.3485° N, 94.4580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Decatur, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3485&lon=-94.4580&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131885
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FPG19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPG19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0437  80/3/16  NR.DECATUR,AR         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 1500
        TIME - 1930                    N3786U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRYSTAL LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EXCELSIOR SPGS,MO          DECATUR,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN AREAS OF SEVERE TURBULENCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- SVR TURB SHRT FNL, ACFT STRK VASI LGTS. THRSTMS IN AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3786U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3786U-2022-07-30), registration cancelled 2022-07-30, S/N 18255186 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (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: Crystal Lake

## 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 19800316006939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800316006939A), Mar 16, 1980: Cessna 182G, Decatur, AR, Substantial damage. Struck VASI light on final in severe turbulence. Made go-around. Landed safely at another airport.

## Other investigations on N3786U (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 FTW76FRA53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRA53), Jul 27, 1976: Cessna 182G (N3786U), Tomball, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW72DPM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DPM10), Sep 4, 1971: Cessna 182G (N3786U), Sand Springs, OK, 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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