- Date
- October 29, 1976
- Place
- Gastonia, NC · GASTONIA, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3463FCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report December 13, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761029033469A
- Case key
- 156341
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3574 76/10/29 GASTONIA,NC CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 27, 20 TOTAL TIME - 0915 N3463F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GASTONIA MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RUTHERFORDTON,NC GASTONIA,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING REMARKS- NOSE GR TIRE FLAT,FIREWALL WRINKLED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3463F
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gastonia Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3463F · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB WPR25LA167Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportKooskia, IDOn May 31, 2025, about 0930 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182J, N3463F, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Kooskia, Idaho. The private pilot sustained serious injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal…NTSB DIA68D0003Accident · No injuriesClosedBethel, NC