# NTSB OAK67D0099: Cessna 182, N7298E, Las Vegas, NV, September 17, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1966
- Place: Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121137
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK67D0099
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0099

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2550  66/9/17    LAS VEGAS NEV       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 2000
        TIME - 1200                    N7298E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NO.LAS VEGAS TERM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY DAMPENER FUNCTIONED IMPROPERLY CAUSING FAILURE IN NOSE WHEEL FORK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7298E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7298E-1974-04-26), registration cancelled 1974-04-26, S/N 52298 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (registry code 2072706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: No.Las Vegas Term

## Other investigations on N7298E (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 OAK74AP044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP044), Mar 10, 1974: Cessna 182 (N7298E), Indian Spgs, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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