# NTSB LAX66D0350: Cessna 182, N3560Y, Rancho Mirage, CA, April 24, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1966
- Place: Rancho Mirage, CA · RANCHO MIRAGE, CA
- Location: 33.7620° N, 116.4295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rancho Mirage, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7620&lon=-116.4295&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171960
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66D0350
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0350

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2679  66/4/24    RANCHO MIRAGE CAL   CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 94 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N3560Y              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALM DESERT
        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: [N3560Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3560Y), registered now, S/N 18254460, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (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: Palm Desert

## Other investigations on N3560Y (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 UNK65X1171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1171), Dec 28, 1964: Cessna 182F (N3560Y), Duchesne, UT, 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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