# NTSB DIA69D0073: Cessna 182, N3882D, Greensboro, NC, October 1, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1968
- Place: Greensboro, NC · GREENSBORO, NC
- Location: 36.0726° N, 79.7920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensboro, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0726&lon=-79.7920&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108338
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69D0073
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0073

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3242   68/10/1   GREENSBORO,NC       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 343
        TIME - 0800                    N3882D              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 217 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENSBORO-HI PT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3882D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3882D-1982-02-12), registration cancelled 1982-02-12, S/N 34582 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greensboro-Hi Pt

## Other investigations on N3882D (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 CHI66D0609](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0609), Feb 18, 1966: Cessna 182A (N3882D), Mitchell, IN, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI66D0590](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0590), Feb 12, 1966: Cessna 182 (N3882D), Mitchell, IN, 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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