# NTSB MKC66D0364: Cessna 182, N8304S, Centerville, IA, December 30, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1965
- Place: Centerville, IA · CENTERVILLE, IA
- Location: 40.7284° N, 92.8714° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Centerville, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7284&lon=-92.8714&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174458
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66D0364
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0364

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3979  65/12/30   CENTERVILLE IOWA    CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 2500
        TIME - 1830                    N8304S              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED IN A PLOWED AREA ADJACENT TO UNLIGHTED RUNWAY DURING A NIGHT OPERATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8304S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8304S-2018-03-16), registration cancelled 2018-03-16, S/N 18256404, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (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 N8304S (3)

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 MIA06CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA034), Dec 24, 2005: Cessna 182 (N8304S), Haines City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight planning/preparation, and operation of equipment with known deficiencies, a right wing fuel cap leak, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.
- [NTSB MIA04CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA095), Jun 8, 2004: Cessna 182H (N8304S), La Belle, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadvertent deployment of the main parachute resulting in damage to the right horizontal stabilizer and elevator.
- [NTSB DEN79DQA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DQA34), Jul 1, 1979: Cessna 182 (N8304S), Roswell, NM, 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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