# NTSB NYC66F0387: Cessna 182, N3208U, Fork Union, VA, December 7, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 7, 1965
- Place: Fork Union, VA · FORK UNION, VA
- Location: 37.7632° N, 78.2622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fork Union, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7632&lon=-78.2622&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174683
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0387
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0387

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3525   65/12/7   FORK UNION VA       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 119
        TIME - 1400                    N3208U              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORK UNION
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3208U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3208U), registered now, S/N 18254608, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fork Union

## Other investigations on N3208U (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 MIA70F0042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0042), Jul 2, 1969: Cessna 182F (N3208U), Owens X-Roads, AL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA68D0232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0232), Oct 25, 1967: Cessna 182 (N3208U), Nashville, 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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