# NTSB MIA69D0247: Cessna 182L, N3447R, Weaver, AL, November 20, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1968
- Place: Weaver, AL · WEAVER, AL
- Location: 33.7591° N, 85.8094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weaver, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7591&lon=-85.8094&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 31, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107248
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69D0247
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0247

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3979  68/11/20   WEAVER,ALA          CESSNA 182L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 86 TOTAL
        TIME - 1610                    N3447R              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCMINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- DAMAGED PROP AND FIREWALL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3447R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mcminn

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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