# NTSB CHI73DEA01: Cessna 182, N8416S, Indianapolis, IN, July 3, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1972
- Place: Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117773
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73DEA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2361   72/7/3    INDIANAPOLIS,IND    CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 135
        TIME - 1945                    N8416S              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEIR COOK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INDIANAPOLIS,IND            LOCAL
        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- PROP,FUSELAGE DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8416S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8416S), registered now, S/N 18256516, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (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: Weir Cook

## Other investigations on N8416S (2)

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 CHI74DEA32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEA32), Mar 20, 1974: Cessna 182 (N8416S), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI68D0183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0183), Jul 5, 1967: Cessna 182 (N8416S), Noblesville, IN, 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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