# NTSB LAX66D0310: Cessna 182, N3455U, Baker, CA, March 18, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1966
- Place: Baker, CA · BAKER, CA
- Location: 35.2769° N, 116.0717° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baker, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2769&lon=-116.0717&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172846
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66D0310
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0310

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2357  66/3/18    BAKER CALIF         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 800
        TIME - 1130                    N3455U              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAKER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3455U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3455U), registered now, S/N 18254855 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Baker

## Other investigations on N3455U (1)

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 CHI03LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA068), Feb 11, 2003: Cessna 182F (N3455U), Estherville, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain adequate control of the airplane while taxiing in high wind conditions. A factor was the high winds.

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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