# NTSB LAX77FA035: Cessna 182H, N1840X, Tuscon, AZ, February 3, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1977
- Place: Tuscon, AZ · TUSCON, AZ
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157888
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FA035
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA035

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1833   77/2/3  NR.TUSCON,AZ          CESSNA 182H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32,
        TIME - 0946                    N1840X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- 350 LBS MARIJUANA FOUND ON BOARD ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1840X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1840X-1977-10-19), registration cancelled 1977-10-19, S/N 18255940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19770203025479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770203025479A), Feb 3, 1977: Cessna 182H, Tuscon, AZ, Destroyed. 350 Lbs marijuana found on board acft.

## Other investigations on N1840X (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA66F0098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0098), Jul 6, 1965: Cessna 182 (N1840X), Ringgold, GA, substantial damage

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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