# NTSB LAX79DUK07: Cessna 182Q, N97381, Springerville, AZ, August 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1979
- Place: Springerville, AZ · SPRINGERVILLE, AZ
- Location: 34.1718° N, 109.3068° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springerville, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1718&lon=-109.3068&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133673
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DUK07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUK07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2812  79/8/16    SPRINGERVILLE,AZ    CESSNA 182Q         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 106
        TIME - 1500                    N97381              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRNGRVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,AZ                  SPRINGERVILLE,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N97381](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97381-1983-02-16), registration cancelled 1983-02-16, S/N 18267074 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sprngrville Muni

## 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 19790816031149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790816031149A), Aug 16, 1979: Cessna 182Q, Springerville, AZ, Substantial damage. Attempted landing in gusty crosswind. Dragged wing tip, veered off runway.. Thunderstorms in area.

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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