# NTSB MIA73DKJ12: Cessna 182, N3290U, Bayou La Batr, AL, August 13, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1972
- Place: Bayou La Batr, AL · BAYOU LA BATR, AL
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167976
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DKJ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKJ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2885  72/8/13    BAYOU LA BATR,ALA   CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 1715                    N3290U              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROY E.RAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAYOU LA BATR,ALA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- RAN OFF END OF RWY.WAITING FOR BRAKE PARTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3290U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3290U-1996-09-11), registration cancelled 1996-09-11, S/N 18254690 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Roy E.Ray

## Other investigations on N3290U (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 MIA96WA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96WA129), Apr 23, 1996: Cessna 182F (N3290U), Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI65F0168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65F0168), May 16, 1965: Cessna 182 (N3290U), Bryan, OH, 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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