# NTSB SEA74DYG19: Cessna 182H, N2473X, Wenatchee, WA, October 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 16, 1973
- Place: Wenatchee, WA · WENATCHEE, WA
- Location: 47.4360° N, 120.3293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wenatchee, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4360&lon=-120.3293&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 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188288
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74DYG19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYG19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3181  73/10/16   WENATCHEE,WASH      CESSNA 182H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 116
        TIME - 1530                    N2473X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PANGBORN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WENATCHEE,WASH              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NSE WHL BENT FWRD,PROP AND WHL PANT DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2473X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2473X-2003-05-28), registration cancelled 2003-05-28, S/N 18256373, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (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: Pangborn

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731016031869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731016031869A), Oct 16, 1973: Cessna 182H, Wenatchee, WA, Substantial damage. Nse whl bent fwrd,prop and whl pant dmgd.

## Other investigations on N2473X (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 SEA90LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA159), Aug 10, 1990: Cessna 182H (N2473X), Wenatchee, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE OIL FILTER GASKET BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL RESULTING IN LOSS OF ENGINE OIL AND SEIZURE OF THE ENGINE.

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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