# NTSB FTW69D0297: Cessna 182, N2621R, Hope, AR, November 30, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1968
- Place: Hope, AR · HOPE, AR
- Location: 33.6682° N, 93.5889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hope, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6682&lon=-93.5889&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107233
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69D0297
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0297

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3862  68/11/30   HOPE,ARK            CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 990
        TIME - 1315                    N2621R              PX-  0  0  1  POLICE PATROL             TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOPE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2621R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hope

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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