# NTSB FTW65F0004: Cessna 182, N3953D, Addison, TX, March 21, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 21, 1965
- Place: Addison, TX · ADDISON, TX
- Location: 32.9637° N, 96.8338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Addison, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9637&lon=-96.8338&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 10, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179551
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW65F0004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65F0004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0551  65/3/21    ADDISON TEX         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 2000
        TIME - 1100                    N3953D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ADDISON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY,NOSE GEAR FORK FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3953D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3953D-2013-10-29), registration cancelled 2013-10-29, S/N 34653, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Addison

## Other investigations on N3953D (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 FTW69D0371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0371), Jan 22, 1969: Cessna 182A (N3953D), Denison, TX, 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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