# NTSB MKC72DCG40: Cessna 182, N3499R, Columbia, MO, February 29, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 29, 1972
- Place: Columbia, MO · COLUMBIA, MO
- Location: 38.9517° N, 92.3341° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9517&lon=-92.3341&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166436
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DCG40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCG40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1375  72/2/29    COLUMBIA,MO         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 110
        TIME - 0930                    N3499R              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODS MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINTERSET,IOWA              COLUMBIA,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- BENT PROP AND BUCKLED FIREWALL NOTICED AFTR PLT EXITED ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3499R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3499R-1997-03-13), registration cancelled 1997-03-13, S/N 18258799 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Woods Memorial

## Other investigations on N3499R (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 ATL95FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA003), Oct 3, 1994: Cessna 182L (N3499R), Ft. Mcclellan, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS WERE THE LOW CEILING, FOG, AND DRIZZLE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND…

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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