# NTSB OAK72FXQ07: Cessna 182, N3869D, Carson City, NV, August 8, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1971
- Place: Carson City, NV · CARSON CITY, NV
- Location: 39.1638° N, 119.7674° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carson City, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1638&lon=-119.7674&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162827
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72FXQ07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FXQ07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2968   71/8/8    CARSON CITY,NEV     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 0925                    N3869D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARSON CITY,NEV             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NS GR TIRE BLEW ON TCHDWN,NS GR FLANGE FAILED ON ROLLOUT.PLT TAXIED OFF RWY,NS GR COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3869D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3869D), registered now, S/N 34569, 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: Carson

## Other investigations on N3869D (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 OAK65F0012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK65F0012), Jan 16, 1965: Cessna 182 (N3869D), San Carlos, CA, 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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