# NTSB DEN67D0096: Cessna 180, N3642C, Kemmerer, WY, August 28, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1966
- Place: Kemmerer, WY · KEMMERER, WY
- Location: 41.7785° N, 110.5528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kemmerer, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7785&lon=-110.5528&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121674
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67D0096
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0096

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2446  66/8/28    KEMMERER WYO        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1530                    N3642C              PX-  0  0  1  FIRE CONTROL              45, 24000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            800 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEMMERER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3642C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3642C), registered now, S/N 31140, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (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: Kemmerer

## Other investigations on N3642C (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 WPR10CA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA333), Jul 1, 2010: Cessna 180 (N3642C), Missoula, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions and failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB DEN76DTM24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTM24), Mar 28, 1976: Cessna 180 (N3642C), Moab, UT, 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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