# NTSB LAX66D0098: Cessna 182, N3679U, Santee, CA, September 3, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1965
- Place: Santee, CA · SANTEE, CA
- Location: 32.8550° N, 116.9861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santee, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8550&lon=-116.9861&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175402
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66D0098
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0098

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3713   65/9/3    SANTEE CALIF        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 310
        TIME - 1725                    N3679U              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GILLESPIE
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3679U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3679U), registered now, S/N 18255079, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470-U](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-u) (registry code 17385, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gillespie

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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