# NTSB LAX82DUJ05: Cessna A185F, N3308S, Prescott, AZ, November 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1981
- Place: Prescott, AZ · PRESCOTT, AZ
- Location: 34.5400° N, 112.4685° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prescott, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5400&lon=-112.4685&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123064
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DUJ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DUJ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3266   81/11/7   PRESCOTT,AZ         CESSNA A185F        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0908                    N3308S              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  50, 11481 TOTAL HOURS, 78
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOVE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRESCOTT,AZ                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3308S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3308S), registered now, S/N 18502267, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Love Field

## 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 19811107072289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811107072289A), Nov 7, 1981: Cessna A185F, Prescott, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during landing. Aircraft veered off runway.

## Other investigations on N3308S (2)

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 ANC25LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA057), May 21, 2025: Cessna A185F (N3308S), Trapper Creek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper flare while landing on glassy water, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ANC06CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA008), Oct 24, 2005: Cessna 185 (N3308S), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable taxi area, which resulted in an encounter with a hidden obstruction, and an on-ground collision with trees while taxiing to takeoff. Factors associated with the…

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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