# NTSB LAX69D0067: Cessna 182, N3121U, Lake Havasu, AZ, June 29, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1968
- Place: Lake Havasu, AZ · LAKE HAVASU, AZ
- Location: 34.4839° N, 114.3225° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Havasu City, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4839&lon=-114.3225&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109390
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69D0067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0067

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2253  68/6/29    LAKE HAVASU,ARIZ    CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 2000
        TIME - 1115                    N3121U              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE HAVASU
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- DAMAGED PROP AND FIREWALL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3121U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3121U-2012-09-25), registration cancelled 2012-09-25, S/N 18254521, 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: Lake Havasu

## Other investigations on N3121U (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 FTW72FQD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FQD11), Sep 29, 1971: Cessna 182F (N3121U), El Paso, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN68D0197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0197), Oct 8, 1967: Cessna 182 (N3121U), Deming, NM, 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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