# NTSB CHI65A0098: Cessna 182, N3126U, Indianapolis, IN, May 31, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1965
- Place: Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178184
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65A0098
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65A0098

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0448  65/5/31    INDIANAPOLIS IND    CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 533
        TIME - 0621                    N3126U              PX-  1  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 378 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEIR-COOK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOT DID NOT ALLOW ADEQUATE INTERVAL BEHIND LANDING CONSTELLATION AIRCRAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3126U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3126U-1965-07-29), registration cancelled 1965-07-29, S/N 18254526 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Weir-Cook

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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