# NTSB MKC79DER03: Cessna 182RG, N3277C, Wolverton, MN, October 21, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1978
- Place: Wolverton, MN · WOLVERTON, MN
- Location: 46.5630° N, 96.7362° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wolverton, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5630&lon=-96.7362&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138351
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DER03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3811  78/10/21   WOLVERTON,MN        CESSNA 182RG        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 514
        TIME - 1820                    N3277C              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 74 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAHPETON,ND                 WOLVERTON,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT COLLIDE WITH WINDSOCK DURING OVERSHOOT.P ACFT COLLIDED W WINDSOCK 10FT FM RWY EDGE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3277C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3277C), registered now, S/N R18200264, 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: Substantial damage

## 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 19781021039069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781021039069A), Oct 21, 1978: Cessna 182H, Wolverton, MN, Substantial damage. Aircraft collide with windsock during overshoot.p acft collided wdsock 10FT fm rwy edge

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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