# NTSB LAX68F0426: Cessna 182, N6363B, Rimrock, AZ, May 26, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1968
- Place: Rimrock, AZ · RIMROCK, AZ
- Location: 34.6506° N, 111.7457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rimrock, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6506&lon=-111.7457&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110288
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68F0426
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68F0426

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1717  68/5/26    RIMROCK,ARIZ        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 53 TOTAL
        TIME - 1315                    N6363B              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIMROCK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CARB HEAT ON DURING ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND AFTER BOUNCED LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6363B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6363B-1970-04-14), registration cancelled 1970-04-14, S/N 34263 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Rimrock

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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