# NTSB MKC70DCD22: Cessna 182F, N3204U, Davenport, IA, March 7, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 7, 1970
- Place: Davenport, IA · DAVENPORT, IA
- Location: 41.5236° N, 90.5776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Davenport, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5236&lon=-90.5776&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140816
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70DCD22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DCD22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0535   70/3/7    DAVENPORT,IOWA      CESSNA 182F         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 215
        TIME - 1500                    N3204U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 95 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVENPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAVENPORT,IOWA              TERRE HAUTE,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY
        REMARKS- PLT SAID HE TURNED IGNITION SWITCH OFF,PULLED PROP BY HAND,ENG FIRED.SWITCH FOUND ON L MAG POSIT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3204U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3204U), registered now, S/N 18254604, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (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: No damage
- Airport: Davenport

## Other investigations on N3204U (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 CHI69D0578](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0578), Mar 14, 1969: Cessna 182 (N3204U), Terre Haute, IN, 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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