SEA67F0004

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Moclips, WA · May 8, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 8, 1966
Place
Moclips, WA · MOCLIPS, WA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2798GCessna 182
Status
Completed · report August 4, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171754

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1368   66/5/8  NR.MOCLIPS WASH       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 2500
        TIME - 1000                    N2798G              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N2798G
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.