# NTSB LAX78DA073: Cessna 182RG, N9212C, Carefree, AZ, September 1, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1978
- Place: Carefree, AZ · CAREFREE, AZ
- Location: 33.8232° N, 111.9133° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carefree, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8232&lon=-111.9133&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139725
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78DA073
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DA073

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2846   78/9/1    CAREFREE,AZ         CESSNA 182RG        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0645                    N9212C              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            30, 2330 TOTAL HOURS, 70
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAREFREE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KINGMAN,AZ                  CAREFREE,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- PILOT ELECTED TO LAND WITH 5 KNOT TAILWIND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9212C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9212C), registered now, S/N R18200445, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182RG
- Registry model: [Cessna R182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (registry code 2072734) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Carefree

## 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 19780901034459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780901034459A), Sep 1, 1978: Cessna 182H, Carefree, AZ, Destroyed. Pilot elected to land with 5 knot tailwind.

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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