# NTSB MKC65D0106: Cessna 182, N3202S, Hopkins, MN, March 26, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1965
- Place: Hopkins, MN · HOPKINS, MN
- Location: 44.9251° N, 93.4045° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hopkins, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9251&lon=-93.4045&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178782
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65D0106
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65D0106

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0862  65/3/26    HOPKINS MINN        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1700                    N3202S              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      48, 11250 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            175 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING CLOUD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3202S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3202S-1981-12-23), registration cancelled 1981-12-23, S/N 18255702, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flying Cloud

## Other investigations on N3202S (1)

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 FTW69D0275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0275), Nov 4, 1968: Cessna 182 (N3202S), Tulsa, OK, 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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