# NTSB CHI66D0609: Cessna 182A, N3882D, Mitchell, IN, February 18, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1966
- Place: Mitchell, IN · MITCHELL, IN
- Location: 38.7371° N, 86.4752° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mitchell, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7371&lon=-86.4752&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173001
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66D0609
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0609

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0365  66/2/18    MITCHELL IND        CESSNA 182A         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N3882D              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 56, 20000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - LOOSE GRAVEL
        REMARKS- TAKEOFF ATTEMPTED FROM GRAVEL FARM ROAD FOLLOWING A SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3882D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3882D-1982-02-12), registration cancelled 1982-02-12, S/N 34582 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3882D (2)

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.

- [NTSB DIA69D0073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0073), Oct 1, 1968: Cessna 182 (N3882D), Greensboro, NC, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI66D0590](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0590), Feb 12, 1966: Cessna 182 (N3882D), Mitchell, IN, substantial damage

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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