# NTSB DIA68D0003: Cessna 182, N3463F, Bethel, NC, June 8, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1967
- Place: Bethel, NC · BETHEL, NC
- Location: 35.8074° N, 77.3759° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8074&lon=-77.3759&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116618
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68D0003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1858   67/6/8    BETHEL,NC           CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 149
        TIME - 1530                    N3463F              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 127 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BETHEL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        REMARKS- PLTS PROCEDURE FOR MAX BRAKING WAS CONTRARY TO PROCEDURE DESCRIBED IN OWNERS MANUAL FOR ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3463F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3463F), registered now, S/N 18257463, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (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: Bethel

## Other investigations on N3463F (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 WPR25LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA167), May 31, 2025: Cessna 182J (N3463F), Kooskia, ID, substantial damage, investigation ongoing
- [NTSB IAD77DKM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DKM04), Oct 29, 1976: Cessna 182 (N3463F), Gastonia, NC, 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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