# NTSB CHI66A0047: Cessna 182, N3207Y, Chardon, OH, November 8, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1965
- Place: Chardon, OH · CHARDON, OH
- Location: 41.5793° N, 81.2091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chardon, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5793&lon=-81.2091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 19, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174981
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66A0047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66A0047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0993   65/11/8   CHARDON OHIO        CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 228
        TIME - 1813                    N3207Y              PX-  4  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 171 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  600
        PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE                           TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          RAIN SHOWERS                                             VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PAX.PILOTS WIFE INST RATED PRIVATE CERTIFICATE,168 HRS IN MODEL,268 TOTAL HRS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3207Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3207Y-1966-01-17), registration cancelled 1966-01-17, S/N 18254207 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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