# NTSB LAX72DUJ11: Cessna 182J, N3460F, Nogales, AZ, July 6, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1971
- Place: Nogales, AZ · NOGALES, AZ
- Location: 31.3619° N, 110.9348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nogales, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3619&lon=-110.9348&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201411
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DUJ11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUJ11-201411

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2423   71/7/6    NOGALES,ARIZ        CESSNA 182J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1011
        TIME - 1130                    N3460F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 939 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NOGALES INTRNL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NOGALES,ARIZ                BAKERSFIELD,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PLT PROPPED ACFT.ACFT RAN INTO PA-28 N4286R AND C-182 N3273S,S DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3460F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3460F), registered now, S/N 18257460, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (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: Nogales Intrnl

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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