# NTSB DEN65D0087: Cessna 182, N3187Y, Pine Bluffs, WY, April 11, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1965
- Place: Pine Bluffs, WY · PINE BLUFFS, WY
- Location: 41.1802° N, 104.0748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pine Bluffs, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1802&lon=-104.0748&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179149
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN65D0087
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65D0087

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0984  65/4/11    PINE BLUFFS WYO     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 402
        TIME - 1500                    N3187Y              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PINE BLUFFS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      50
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       32
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 32 KNOTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3187Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3187Y), registered now, S/N 18254187 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (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: Pine Bluffs

## Other investigations on N3187Y (1)

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 MKC67D0222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0222), Jul 31, 1966: Cessna 182 (N3187Y), Leawood, KS, 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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