# NTSB MIA71DLD36: Cessna 182, N3372R, Leesburg, FL, July 13, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1970
- Place: Leesburg, FL · LEESBURG, FL
- Location: 28.8108° N, 81.8779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leesburg, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8108&lon=-81.8779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108721
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71DLD36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DLD36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3016  70/7/13    LEESBURG,FLA        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 65, 209
        TIME - 0920                    N3372R              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 37 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEESBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEESBURG,FLA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PORPOISED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3372R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3372R-1982-07-22), registration cancelled 1982-07-22, S/N 18258672, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Leesburg

## Other investigations on N3372R (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 LAX79DUJ82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ82), May 19, 1979: Cessna 182L (N3372R), Aguila, AZ, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA75DLD45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DLD45), Dec 29, 1974: Cessna 182L (N3372R), Summerfield, FL, 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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