# NTSB NYC70D0131: Cessna 182, N9982B, Meriden, CT, August 29, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1969
- Place: Meriden, CT · MERIDEN, CT
- Location: 41.5368° N, 72.7945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meriden, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5368&lon=-72.7945&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155158
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70D0131
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70D0131

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3805  69/8/29    MERIDEN,CONN        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 130
        TIME - 2130                    N9982B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MERIDEN-MARKHAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MERIDEN,CONN                MERIDEN,CONN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9982B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9982B-2026-05-08), registration cancelled 2026-05-08, S/N 34382, 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: Meriden-Markham

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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