# NTSB MKC68D0143: Cessna 182, N8540T, Newton, IA, August 13, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1967
- Place: Newton, IA · NEWTON, IA
- Location: 41.6963° N, 93.0405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newton, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6963&lon=-93.0405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115285
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68D0143
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0143

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2884  67/8/13    NEWTON,IOWA         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 385
        TIME - 1709                    N8540T              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 335 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- FLOCK OF BIRDS DISTRACTED PILOT ON LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8540T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8540T), registered now, S/N 52440 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (registry code 2072708) (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: Newton

## Other investigations on N8540T (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 SEA93LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA065), Jan 29, 1993: Cessna 182C (N8540T), Huntington, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER IN FLT DECISION BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO LAND ON AN AIRSTRIP UNSUITABLE FOR LANDING. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SOFT SNOW COVERING THE AIRSTRIP.

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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