# NTSB SEA71AS038: Cessna 182F, N3338U, Okanogan, WA, March 12, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1971
- Place: Okanogan, WA · OKANOGAN, WA
- Location: 48.3673° N, 119.5788° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Okanogan, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3673&lon=-119.5788&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160811
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71AS038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71AS038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2116  71/3/12    OKANOGAN,WASH       CESSNA 182F         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0720                    N3338U              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            26, 4112 TOTAL HOURS, 12
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEGION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OKANOGAN,WASH               LA GRANDE,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        REMARKS- FAILED TO REMOVE SNOW/ICE FROM ACFT.APRXLY 155 LBS OVERWEIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3338U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3338U-2017-05-15), registration cancelled 2017-05-15, S/N 18254738 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Legion

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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