# NTSB DEN68D0142: Cessna 182F, N3402U, Mesa, CO, October 20, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1967
- Place: Mesa, CO · MESA, CO
- Location: 39.1664° N, 108.1390° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesa, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1664&lon=-108.1390&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113231
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68D0142
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0142

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3689  67/10/20   MESA,COLO           CESSNA 182F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 663
        TIME - 0700                    N3402U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LANDED UPSLOPE IN SMALL CLEARING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3402U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3402U-2009-10-09), registration cancelled 2009-10-09, S/N 18254802, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (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

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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