# Accident 19961221042449A: Cessna 182L, Vancouver, WA, December 21, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1996
- Place: Vancouver, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6387° N, 122.6615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vancouver, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6387&lon=-122.6615&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42694, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42694) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961221042449A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT MADE HARD LANDING.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N42694 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19961215045879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961215045879A), Dec 15, 1996: Cessna 182M (N42694), Vancouver, WA, Substantial damage. Hard landing in gusty crosswind. Went around. Landed. Found buckled fire wall and other damage.
- [Accident 19761104034309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761104034309A), Nov 4, 1976: Cessna 182L (N42694), Jackson, CA, Substantial damage. Acft lndd long and collided w 20FT bank.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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