# NTSB LAX76DUJ68: Cessna 182C, N8538T, Flagstaff, AZ, March 24, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1976
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ · FLAGSTAFF, AZ
- Location: 35.1981° N, 111.6513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flagstaff, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1981&lon=-111.6513&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): 152991
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76DUJ68
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUJ68

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0744  76/3/24  NR.FLAGSTAFF,AZ       CESSNA 182C         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0930                    N8538T              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- STOLEN ACFT.WRECKAGE FOUND ABANDONED.ATTEMPTED LDG ON ROAD.INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8538T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8538T-2018-05-21), registration cancelled 2018-05-21, S/N 52438, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Registry model: [Cessna 182C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (registry code 2072708) (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

## 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 19760324006989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760324006989A), Mar 24, 1976: Cessna 182C, Flagstaff, AZ, Substantial damage. Stolen acft. Wreckage found abandoned. Attempted ldg on road. Injury index presumed.

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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