# NTSB FTW66F0013: Cessna 182, N3621U, Galveston, TX, March 21, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 21, 1965
- Place: Galveston, TX · GALVESTON, TX
- Location: 29.3014° N, 94.7978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galveston, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3014&lon=-94.7978&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178472
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1221  65/3/21    GALVESTON TEX       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 78 TOTAL
        TIME - 1405                    N3621U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHOLES FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3621U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3621U), registered now, S/N 18255021, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Scholes Field

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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