# NTSB CHI72FET32: Cessna 182F, N3210U, Logansport, IN, May 31, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1972
- Place: Logansport, IN · LOGANSPORT, IN
- Location: 40.7481° N, 86.3547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Logansport, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7481&lon=-86.3547&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166766
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FET32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FET32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0173  72/5/31    LOGANSPORT,IND      CESSNA 182F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 3375
        TIME - 0630                    N3210U              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 605 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLIAMSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOGANSPORT,IND              CENTERVILLE,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- FRETTING CORROSION,L GR STRUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3210U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3210U), registered now, S/N 18254610, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (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: Williamson

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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