# NTSB SEA70D0146: Cessna 182, N7257E, Prairie City, OR, November 26, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1969
- Place: Prairie City, OR · PRAIRIE CITY, OR
- Location: 44.4611° N, 118.7094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prairie City, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4611&lon=-118.7094&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 27, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145129
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70D0146
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70D0146

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4517  69/11/26 NR.PRAIRIE CITY,OREG  CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1005
        TIME - 0945                    N7257E              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 970 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAKER,OREG                 PRAIRIE CITY,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED IN CONSTRUCTION AREA
        REMARKS- L GR TIRE FLAT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7257E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7257E-1974-07-12), registration cancelled 1974-07-12, S/N 52257 (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

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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