# NTSB MIA70F0042: Cessna 182F, N3208U, Owens X-Roads, AL, July 2, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1969
- Place: Owens X-Roads, AL · OWENS X-ROADS, AL
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167750
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70F0042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2071   69/7/2    OWENS X-ROADS,ALA   CESSNA 182F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 307
        TIME - 1105                    N3208U              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- TOTAL DISINTEGRATION OF INTERNAL ENG PARTS IN NR 5 CYL.UNABLE TO DETERMINE INITIAL PART FAILURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3208U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3208U), registered now, S/N 18254608, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- 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

## Other investigations on N3208U (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 MIA68D0232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0232), Oct 25, 1967: Cessna 182 (N3208U), Nashville, TN, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66F0387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0387), Dec 7, 1965: Cessna 182 (N3208U), Fork Union, VA, 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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