# NTSB MIA75DKT45: Cessna 182L, N3494R, Ft Lauderdale, FL, December 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 9, 1974
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146461
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75DKT45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKT45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4302   74/12/9   FT LAUDERDALE,FLA   CESSNA 182L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N3494R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 26, 825 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT LAUDERDLE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         FT LAUDERDALE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- LNDD ON MAIN WHEELS ACFT BOUNCED DOWN ON NOSEWHEEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3494R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3494R-1976-04-23), registration cancelled 1976-04-23, S/N 18258794, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Registry model: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726) (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
- Airport: Ft Lauderdle Intl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19741209044039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741209044039A), Dec 9, 1974: Cessna 182L, Ft Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. Lndd on main wheels acft bounced down on nosewheel.

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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