# NTSB SEA78DYM30: Cessna 182, N71354, Enterprise, OR, May 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1978
- Place: Enterprise, OR · ENTERPRISE, OR
- Location: 45.4258° N, 117.2788° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Enterprise, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4258&lon=-117.2788&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142284
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78DYM30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYM30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0814   78/5/8    ENTERPRISE,OR       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 827
        TIME - 1745                    N71354              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 88 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ENTERPRISE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JOHN DAY,OR                 ENTERPRISE,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           COPILOT - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71354](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71354), registered now, S/N 18259589, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (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: Enterprise

## 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 19780508010389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780508010389A), May 8, 1978: Cessna 182H, Enterprise, OR, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N71354 (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 SEA01LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA062), Mar 8, 2001: Cessna 182M (N71354), Enterprise, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadvertent collision with a deer while landing. A contributing factor was night conditions.

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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