Cessna TR182 accident near Springerville, Arizona, January 5, 1982
On January 5, 1982 at about 4:38 pm local time, a Cessna TR182, registered N738XP, was substantially damaged in an accident near Springerville, Arizona (Springerville airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 5, 1982 · about 4:38 pm local time
- Place
- Springerville, Arizona · Springerville · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna TR182 · all TR182s on the register
- Registration
- N738XP · no longer on the register · serial R18200974
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WHILE TAXIING TO THE RAMP AFTER LANDING THE WIND CAUGHT THE RIGHT WING AND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT OVER ON ITS BACK. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS GUSTING UP TO 70 KNOTS.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,435 hours in all; 275 in this make and model; 200 in the last 90 days; 2,220 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,230 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 20 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,112 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming O-540-L3C5D (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Joel Frederick'S Monarch Air
The flight
- Departed from: SJN St. Johns AZ at 9:20 am
- Destination: Q38 Dos Palos CA
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 21, 5,600 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 210° at 55 knots
- Sky: not recorded; scat at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Observation at 9:35 am
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N738XP the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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