# NTSB DIA68D0167: Cessna 182, N3051Q, Plymouth, NC, February 13, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1968
- Place: Plymouth, NC · PLYMOUTH, NC
- Location: 35.8586° N, 76.7481° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8586&lon=-76.7481&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111731
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68D0167
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0167

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0260  68/2/13    PLYMOUTH,NC         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 248
        TIME - 1630                    N3051Q              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 149 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLYMOUTH CLUB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           35                                                      330
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           25                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- 70 DEG RT CROSSWIND,25K GUSTING TO 30K. RAN OFF RNWY END INTO PLOWED FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3051Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Plymouth Club

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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