- Date
- November 3, 1971
- Place
- Aurora, CO · AURORA, CO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3553UCessna 182F
- Status
- Completed · report June 1, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164243
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3927 71/11/3 AURORA,COLO CESSNA 182F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 88 TOTAL TIME - 1500 N3553U PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT COLLINS,COLO AURORA,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING REMARKS- PROP,FIREWALL DMGD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3553U
- Reported as
- Cessna 182F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sky Ranch
N3553URegistration cancelled Nov 17, 2009 · Cessna 182FAirframe modelCessna 182FEngine modelContinental O-470 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N3553U · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA85LA011Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSnoqualmie Pass, WAThe plt stated that while leveling off at 5,500 ft he trimmed the acft for cruise flt (2200 RPM/21' mp) and checked the carb heat. Aprx 5 mins later, the plt switched from the rt fuel tank to both fuel tanks. Shortly thereafter the eng lost power. Plt then…NTSB SEA77DYE32Accident · No injuriesClosedSouth Bend, WA