# NTSB LAX81FUJ41: Cessna 182Q, N4932N, Apache Jct, AZ, March 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1981
- Place: Apache Jct, AZ · APACHE JCT, AZ
- Location: 33.4150° N, 111.5496° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Apache Junction, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4150&lon=-111.5496&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126960
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FUJ41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUJ41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0620  81/3/13  NR.APACHE JCT,AZ      CESSNA 182Q         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N4932N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 43, 6031 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            150 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - L W HARDY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KINGMAN,AZ                 APACHE JCT,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- THROTTLE CABLE JAMMED,UN TO GO-ARND.CATTLE ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4932N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4932N), registered now, S/N 18267460, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- 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: L W Hardy

## 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 19810313009589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810313009589A), Mar 13, 1981: Cessna 182Q, Apache Junction, AZ, Substantial damage. Throttle stuck. Made unscheduled landing on private strip. Struck cows. Throttle jammed. Defect in manufacture.

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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