FTW82FQA10

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182RG · Tucumcari, NM · November 30, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 30, 1981
Place
Tucumcari, NM · TUCUMCARI, NM
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N3186CCessna 182RG
Status
Completed · report January 18, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19811130076839A
Case key
122909

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2978  81/11/30   TUCUMCARI,NM        CESSNA 182RG        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0500                    N3186C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 58, 979 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            6 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUCUMCARI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUCUMCARI,NM                VAN NUYS,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N3186C
Reported as
Cessna 182RG
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Tucumcari

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.