# NTSB IAD76FIA07: Cessna 182F, N3415U, Cove Point, MD, December 15, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1975
- Place: Cove Point, MD · COVE POINT, MD
- Location: 38.3812° N, 76.3888° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cove Point, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3812&lon=-76.3888&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 18, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152148
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FIA07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIA07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3986  75/12/15   COVE POINT,MD       CESSNA 182F         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 218
        TIME - 1215                    N3415U              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEASPEAKE RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OXFORD,NC                   COVE POINT,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  25000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     220
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           16                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT LIFTED INTO AIR,CROSSED DEPT END OF RWY,LOST ALT CRASHED INTO A SMALL RAVINE.WIND GUSTING 24K
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3415U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3415U-1976-05-20), registration cancelled 1976-05-20, S/N 18254815 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cheaspeake Ranch

## 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 19751215041529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751215041529A), Dec 15, 1975: Cessna 182F, Cove Point, MD, Substantial damage. Acft lifted into air,crossed dept end of rwy,lost alt crashed into a small ravine. Wind gusting 24K

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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