# NTSB CHI68D0659: Cessna 182, N4996D, Harlan, KY, March 17, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1968
- Place: Harlan, KY · HARLAN, KY
- Location: 36.8457° N, 83.3115° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harlan, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8457&lon=-83.3115&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111057
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68D0659
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0659

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0681  68/3/17    HARLAN,KY           CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1300
        TIME - 1800                    N4996D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUCKER-GUTHRIE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- SHIMMY DAMPER FAILED DUE TO LACK OF FLUID.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4996D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4996D-2014-10-14), registration cancelled 2014-10-14, S/N 51096, built 1958 (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: Tucker-Guthrie

## Other investigations on N4996D (3)

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 LAX91LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA199), May 6, 1991: Cessna 182 (N4996D), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THAT THE PILOT FAILED TO PROPERLY PREFLIGHT THE AIRPLANE TO ASSURE THE ENGINE CONTAINED AN ADEQUATE OIL SUPPLY. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS TOTAL FAILURE OF THE CONNECTING ROD DUE TO LACK OF…
- [NTSB MIA71DKW19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DKW19), Nov 7, 1970: Cessna 182 (N4996D), Madisonville, TN, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0787](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0787), Nov 22, 1964: Cessna 182A (N4996D), Pikesville, KY, no damage, 1 fatal

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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