# NTSB IAD77DKM04: Cessna 182, N3463F, Gastonia, NC, October 29, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 29, 1976
- Place: Gastonia, NC · GASTONIA, NC
- Location: 35.2621° N, 81.1873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gastonia, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2621&lon=-81.1873&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156341
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77DKM04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DKM04

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3463F), registered now, S/N 18257463, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gastonia Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19761029033469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761029033469A), Oct 29, 1976: Cessna 182J, Gastonia, NC, Substantial damage. Nose gr tire flat,firewall wrinkled.

## Other investigations on N3463F (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 WPR25LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA167), May 31, 2025: Cessna 182J (N3463F), Kooskia, ID, substantial damage, investigation ongoing
- [NTSB DIA68D0003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0003), Jun 8, 1967: Cessna 182 (N3463F), Bethel, NC, 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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