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Cessna 182 N3871D

6 March 1987 · Waycross, Georgia, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 6 March 1987 at about 18:12 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N3871D was involved in an accident near Waycross, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 18:12
Classification
Accident
Location
Waycross, Georgia, United States
Nearest airport
Farm Strip
Coordinates
31.2095, -82.3508
Aircraft
Cessna 182
Registration
N3871D
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Waycross → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL87LA079

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING A NORMAL APPROACH TO A SOD STRIP, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE GUSTY WIND CONDITION CEASED AND THE ACFT STALLED TO THE GROUND SHORT OF THE INTENDED LANDING AREA. THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO RECOVER FROM THE SINKING CONDITION. THE IMPACT CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANDY MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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