# NTSB FTW82FQA10: Cessna 182RG, N3186C, Tucumcari, NM, November 30, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1981
- Place: Tucumcari, NM · TUCUMCARI, NM
- Location: 35.1709° N, 103.7053° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucumcari, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1709&lon=-103.7053&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122909
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82FQA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FQA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3186C-1982-05-07), registration cancelled 1982-05-07, S/N R18200253, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182RG
- Registry model: [Cessna R182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (registry code 2072734) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Tucumcari

## 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 19811130076839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811130076839A), Nov 30, 1981: Cessna R182, Tucumcari, NM, Substantial damage. Pilot mistakenly tried to take off on wrong runway. Aircraft crashed off end of departure runway.

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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