# NTSB IAD77DID24: Cessna 182, N3467S, Wicomico Chur, VA, July 3, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1977
- Place: Wicomico Chur, VA · WICOMICO CHUR, VA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147607
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77DID24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DID24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1493   77/7/3    WICOMICO CHUR,VA    CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 306
        TIME - 2000                    N3467S              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOPKINS AIRFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALUDA,VA                   WICOMICO CHUR,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3467S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hopkins Airfield

## 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 19770703016869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770703016869A), Jul 3, 1977: Cessna 182H, Wicomico Chur, VA, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck ditch and flipped over

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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