# NTSB CHI69D0371: Cessna 182, N2843R, West Salem, WI, November 9, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1968
- Place: West Salem, WI · WEST SALEM, WI
- Location: 43.8985° N, 91.0875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Salem, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8985&lon=-91.0875&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107525
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0371
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0371

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4011   68/11/9   WEST SALEM,WIS      CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 451
        TIME - 1300                    N2843R              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 176 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAPLE GROVE
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2843R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2843R), registered now, S/N 18258443, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (registry code 2072724) (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: Maple Grove

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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