# NTSB SEA76DYG28: Cessna 182, N3343Y, Curlew, WA, November 22, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1975
- Place: Curlew, WA · CURLEW, WA
- Location: 48.8777° N, 118.6045° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Curlew, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8777&lon=-118.6045&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151734
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYG28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYG28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3744  75/11/22   CURLEW,WA           CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 3965
        TIME - 1800                    N3343Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1750 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CURLEW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WENATCHEE,WA                CURLEW,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- HIT FROZEN PC OF SOD,BROKE NOSE GR FORK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3343Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3343Y-2018-03-16), registration cancelled 2018-03-16, S/N 18254343, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (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: Curlew

## 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 19751122038829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751122038829A), Nov 22, 1975: Cessna 182E, Curlew, WA, Substantial damage. Hit frozen pc of sod,broke nose gr fork.

## Other investigations on N3343Y (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 LAX81DXQ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DXQ19), Jun 5, 1981: Cessna 182 (N3343Y), Truckee, CA, 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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