# NTSB IAD80FIA03: Cessna 182F, N3139U, Brandy Station, VA, December 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1979
- Place: Brandy Station, VA · BRANDY STATION, VA
- Location: 38.4950° N, 77.8900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brandy Station, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4950&lon=-77.8900&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132108
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80FIA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FIA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3456  79/12/15   BRANDY STATION,VA   CESSNA 182F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 134
        TIME - 1030                    N3139U              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - T I MARTIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRANDY STATION,VA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3139U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3139U-1982-10-01), registration cancelled 1982-10-01, S/N 18254539 (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: T I Martin

## 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 19791215035619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791215035619A), Dec 15, 1979: Cessna 182F, Brandy Station, VA, Destroyed. Engine lost power after takeoff,landed in pasture off end rwy-hit fence and trees. Possible carb ice. No eng defect

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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