# NTSB SEA69D0171: Cessna 182K, N2538Q, New Plymouth, ID, January 12, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 12, 1969
- Place: New Plymouth, ID · NEW PLYMOUTH, ID
- Location: 43.9704° N, 116.8188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Plymouth, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9704&lon=-116.8188&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191693
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69D0171
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0171

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0317  69/1/12    NEW PLYMOUTH,ID     CESSNA 182K         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 640
        TIME - 1150                    N2538Q              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2538Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2538Q-1981-12-23), registration cancelled 1981-12-23, S/N 18257738, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Registry model: [Cessna 182K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (registry code 2072724) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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