# NTSB NYC66F0205: Cessna 182A, N4732D, Dravosburg, PA, August 23, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1965
- Place: Dravosburg, PA · DRAVOSBURG, PA
- Location: 40.3506° N, 79.8902° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dravosburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3506&lon=-79.8902&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175979
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0205
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0205

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2463  65/8/23    DRAVOSBURG PA       CESSNA 182A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1940                    N4732D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 59, 9569 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            28 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEGHENY COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR FORK FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4732D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4732D-1972-02-28), registration cancelled 1972-02-28, S/N 34832 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Allegheny County

## Other investigations on N4732D (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 MIA71DKW14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DKW14), Oct 18, 1970: Cessna 182 (N4732D), Gainsboro, TN, 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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