# NTSB CHI74FET09: Cessna 182F, N3260U, Elkhart, IN, September 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1973
- Place: Elkhart, IN · ELKHART, IN
- Location: 41.6952° N, 85.9554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkhart, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6952&lon=-85.9554&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188432
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FET09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FET09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2972   73/9/7    ELKHART,IND         CESSNA 182F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1120
        TIME - 1745                    N3260U              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 455 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELKHART,IND                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- NOSE GR HIT CULVERT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3260U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3260U-1983-05-20), registration cancelled 1983-05-20, S/N 18254660, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19730907028239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730907028239A), Sep 7, 1973: Cessna 182F, Elkhart, IN, Substantial damage. Nose gr hit culvert.

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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