# NTSB CHI74DEI15: Cessna 182, N9930B, Atwater, OH, November 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 4, 1973
- Place: Atwater, OH · ATWATER, OH
- Location: 41.0283° N, 81.1571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atwater, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0283&lon=-81.1571&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187842
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEI15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEI15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3907   73/11/4   ATWATER,OHIO        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 179
        TIME - 1600                    N9930B              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GAYS AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATWATER,OHIO                ATWATER,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9930B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9930B-1991-05-06), registration cancelled 1991-05-06, S/N 34330 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gays Airport

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731104038909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731104038909A), Nov 4, 1973: Cessna 182A, Atwater, OH, 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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