# NTSB LAX70D0239: Cessna 182, N8434S, Sedona, AZ, December 15, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1969
- Place: Sedona, AZ · SEDONA, AZ
- Location: 34.8481° N, 111.8152° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sedona, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8481&lon=-111.8152&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145326
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70D0239
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70D0239

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4535  69/12/15   SEDONA,ARIZ         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 168
        TIME - 1130                    N8434S              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEDONA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VAN NUYS,CALIF              PRESCOTT,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- DAMAGED PROP,FUSELAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8434S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8434S-2018-03-16), registration cancelled 2018-03-16, S/N 18256534, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (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: Sedona

## Other investigations on N8434S (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 LAX68D0089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0089), Jul 27, 1967: Cessna 182 (N8434S), Fallbrook, CA, 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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