# NTSB IAD76DKW25: Cessna 182, N3941D, Madisonville, TN, March 28, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1976
- Place: Madisonville, TN · MADISONVILLE, TN
- Location: 35.5223° N, 84.3631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madisonville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5223&lon=-84.3631&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 11, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152978
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DKW25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DKW25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0729  76/3/28    MADISONVILLE,TN     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 515
        TIME - 1815                    N3941D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONROE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MADISONVILLE,TN             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- BOTH BRAKE MASTER CYL LOCK-O-SEAL TIGHTENED ALL WAY UP ON PISTON ROD-NO CLNC.ROLLED DWN EMBANKMENT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3941D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3941D), registered now, S/N 34641, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (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: Monroe County

## 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 19760328007259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760328007259A), Mar 28, 1976: Cessna 182A, Madisonville, TN, Substantial damage. Both brake master cyl lock-o-seal tightened all way up on piston rod-no clnc. Rolled dwn embankment

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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