# NTSB CHI67F0375: Cessna 182, N6161B, Beaver Isl., MI, October 6, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 6, 1966
- Place: Beaver Isl., MI · BEAVER ISL., MI
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120399
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0375
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0375

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3833   66/10/6   BEAVER ISL. MICH    CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 214
        TIME - 1715                    N6161B              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAVER ISLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6161B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6161B), registered now, S/N 34161, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Beaver Island

## Other investigations on N6161B (1)

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 UNK64X3580](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3580), Aug 25, 1964: Cessna 182 (N6161B), Topeka, KS, 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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