# NTSB SEA77FYK09: Cessna 182, N3118U, Sisters, OR, May 21, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1977
- Place: Sisters, OR · SISTERS, OR
- Location: 44.2924° N, 121.5530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sisters, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2924&lon=-121.5530&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 12, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147573
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FYK09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYK09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1445  77/5/21    SISTERS,OR          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 17, 95 TOTAL
        TIME - 1835                    N3118U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 44 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SISTERS STATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEND,OR                     SISTERS,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- 3RD LDG ATTEMPT.T/D LONG AND FAST.RAN OFF END OF RWY,WENT THRU FENCE,HIT DITCH.LDG DOWNSLOPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3118U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3118U), registered now, S/N 18254518, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (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: Sisters State

## 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 19770521012569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770521012569A), May 21, 1977: Cessna 182F, Sisters, OR, Substantial damage. 3Rd ldg attempt.t/d long and fast. Ran off end of rwy,went thru fence,hit ditch. Ldg downslope.

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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