# NTSB DEN68D0262: Cessna 182, N5686B, Alpine, WY, May 15, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1968
- Place: Alpine, WY · ALPINE, WY
- Location: 43.1729° N, 111.0209° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alpine, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1729&lon=-111.0209&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110881
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68D0262
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0262

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1237  68/5/15    ALPINE,WYO          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1510
        TIME - 0930                    N5686B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1432 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING SADDLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- PLT MISTOOK PLOWED AREA ON PRIVATE AIRSTRIP FOR RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5686B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5686B-1997-03-24), registration cancelled 1997-03-24, S/N 33686 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flying Saddle

## Other investigations on N5686B (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 SEA96LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA123), Jun 16, 1996: Cessna 182 (N5686B), Roche Harbor, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to attain a proper touchdown point for landing. Factors relating to the accident were: downdraft conditions and soft/uneven terrain…

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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