# NTSB DEN66F0125: Cessna 182C, N8554T, Laramie, WY, October 15, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1965
- Place: Laramie, WY · LARAMIE, WY
- Location: 41.3118° N, 105.6065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laramie, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3118&lon=-105.6065&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175693
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66F0125
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0125

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2892  65/10/15   LARAMIE WYO         CESSNA 182C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 71 TOTAL
        TIME - 2100                    N8554T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BREES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8554T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8554T), registered now, S/N 52454, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Registry model: [Cessna 182C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (registry code 2072708) (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: Brees

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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