# NTSB LAX72DUJ75: Cessna 182L, N976SR, Wickenburg, AZ, February 16, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1972
- Place: Wickenburg, AZ · WICKENBURG, AZ
- Location: 33.9858° N, 112.7683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wickenburg, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9858&lon=-112.7683&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164996
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DUJ75
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUJ75

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1061  72/2/16    WICKENBURG,ARIZ     CESSNA 182L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 607
        TIME - 1100                    N976SR              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WICKENBURG MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LK HAVASU CITY,ARIZ         WICKENBURG,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N976SR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wickenburg Muni

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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