# NTSB SEA67F0112: Cessna 182-A, N5878B, Crescent Lke, OR, August 19, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1966
- Place: Crescent Lke, OR · CRESCENT LKE, OR
- Location: 43.5096° N, 121.9353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crescent Lake, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5096&lon=-121.9353&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121298
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67F0112
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67F0112

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3721  66/8/19    CRESCENT LKE OREG   CESSNA 182-A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 178
        TIME - 1050                    N5878B              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRESCENT LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PULLED FLAPS UP TO RELEASE CHILDS LEG WHICH WAS CAUGHT BEHIND FLAP LEVER.PX INCLUDED 3 CHILDREN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5878B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5878B), registered now, S/N 33878, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182-A
- 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: Crescent Lake

## Other investigations on N5878B (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 OAK75AP018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP018), Nov 1, 1974: Cessna 182A (N5878B), Livermore, CA, minor damage, 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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