# NTSB FTW80FRJ16: Cessna 182F, N3561U, Uncertain, TX, May 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1980
- Place: Uncertain, TX · UNCERTAIN, TX
- Location: 32.6997° N, 94.1356° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Uncertain, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6997&lon=-94.1356&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131119
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FRJ16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRJ16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0549   80/5/6    UNCERTAIN,TX        CESSNA 182F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 2000
        TIME - 1140                    N3561U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING FISH LODGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRONSON,TX                  UNCERTAIN,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- PILOTS CONTROL WHEEL FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID LUMBER ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3561U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3561U-2012-10-04), registration cancelled 2012-10-04, S/N 18254961, 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: Flying Fish Lodge

## 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 19800506011619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800506011619A), May 6, 1980: Cessna 182F, Uncertain, TX, Substantial damage. Ballooned over obstruction on runway. Control wheel broke off. Airplane dived to runway. Collapsed nose gear.

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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