# NTSB OAK76FXQ35: Cessna 182, N3215S, Jackpot, NV, March 20, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1976
- Place: Jackpot, NV · JACKPOT, NV
- Location: 41.9795° N, 114.6646° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackpot, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9795&lon=-114.6646&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153111
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76FXQ35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FXQ35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0605  76/3/20    JACKPOT,NV          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 161
        TIME - 2030                    N3215S              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACKPOT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARCO,ID                     JACKPOT,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- PILOT REPT NO THRESHOLD LIGHTS AND ONLY ONE HALF OF RWY LTD. FULL FLAP GO ARND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3215S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3215S-1976-05-17), registration cancelled 1976-05-17, S/N 18255715 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Jackpot

## 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 19760320007109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760320007109A), Mar 20, 1976: Cessna 182G, Jackpot, NV, Destroyed. Pilot rept no threshold lights and only one half of rwy ltd. full flap go arnd.

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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