# NTSB FTW81FQG63: Cessna 182F, N3445U, Hereford, TX, July 31, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1981
- Place: Hereford, TX · HEREFORD, TX
- Location: 34.8226° N, 102.4002° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hereford, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8226&lon=-102.4002&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123945
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FQG63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQG63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2611  81/7/31    HEREFORD,TX         CESSNA 182F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 3214
        TIME - 1000                    N3445U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1656 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEREFORD MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HEREFORD,TX                 DIMITT,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GUST LOCKS ENGAGED
        REMARKS- CTL YOKE LOCKED ON T/O.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3445U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hereford Muni

## 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 19810731058459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810731058459A), Jul 31, 1981: Cessna 182F, Hereford, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot took off with control lock on and crashed after climbing to altitude of forty feet.

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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