# NTSB NYC65F0154: Cessna 182, N3703D, East Amherst, NY, April 3, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1965
- Place: East Amherst, NY · EAST AMHERST, NY
- Location: 43.0184° N, 78.6967° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Amherst, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0184&lon=-78.6967&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178827
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65F0154
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0154

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0906   65/4/3    EAST AMHERST NY     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 521
        TIME - 1430                    N3703D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 106 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AMHERST
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          LDG GR-NOSE GR STERNG COLAR CAP IMPROPERLY SECURED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
        REMARKS- ONE RETAINING BOLT MISSING, OTHER BOLT LOOSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3703D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3703D-2018-01-23), registration cancelled 2018-01-23, S/N 34403, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (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: Amherst

## Other investigations on N3703D (2)

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 NYC83LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA196), Jul 7, 1983: Cessna 182 (N3703D), Northville, NY, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC70DFA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70DFA08), Feb 12, 1970: Cessna 182 (N3703D), Albany, NY, 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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