# NTSB CHI71DEV46: Cessna 182L, N42683, Flora, IL, April 24, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1971
- Place: Flora, IL · FLORA, IL
- Location: 38.6656° N, 88.4738° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flora, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6656&lon=-88.4738&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160937
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71DEV46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DEV46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1357  71/4/24    FLORA,ILL           CESSNA 182L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 84 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N42683              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLORA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MT VERNON,ILL               MT VERNON,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- X-WND LDG,WND 13K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N42683](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42683-1974-07-23), registration cancelled 1974-07-23, S/N 18259136, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Registry model: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726) (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: Flora Muni

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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