# NTSB SEA72DYC32: Cessna 182, N7236E, Lexington, OR, March 20, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1972
- Place: Lexington, OR · LEXINGTON, OR
- Location: 45.4462° N, 119.6880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4462&lon=-119.6880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165701
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72DYC32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYC32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0920  72/3/20    LEXINGTON,OREG      CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 254
        TIME - 1740                    N7236E              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 218 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCH STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WALLA WALLA,OREG            BUTTER CREEK,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- RWY PLOWED ACROSS MIDDLE WITH SUB SOILER PLOW.ACFT NSE WHEEL SANK IN HIDDEN SOFT AREA ON LDG ROLL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7236E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ranch Strip

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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