# NTSB LAX81DUJ89: Cessna 182, N4844N, Page, AZ, August 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1981
- Place: Page, AZ · PAGE, AZ
- Location: 36.9147° N, 111.4558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Page, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9147&lon=-111.4558&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124480
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DUJ89
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ89

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2274  81/8/12    PAGE,AZ             CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N4844N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 22, 2065 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            152 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAGE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BULLFROG,UT                 PAGE,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    4600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                      RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      66
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          290                                                       13
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WND VRBL & GSTG 15KTS.TSTM 2-3MI SOUTH OF ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4844N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4844N), registered now, S/N 18267414, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (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
- Airport: Page 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 19810812049299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810812049299A), Aug 12, 1981: Cessna 182Q, Page, AZ, Substantial damage. Wind shift on landing. Unable to stop on runway. Slid off end into a ditch and overturned.

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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