# NTSB UNK65X0322: Cessna 182, N8940T, Cincinnati, OH, October 18, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1964
- Place: Cincinnati, OH · CINCINNATI, OH
- Location: 39.1035° N, 84.5153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cincinnati, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1035&lon=-84.5153&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186011
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0322
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0322

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3244  64/10/18   CINCINNATI OHIO     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 89 TOTAL
        TIME - 1635                    N8940T              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LUNKEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        REMARKS- OLD CRACK IN FAILED AREA OF NOSE WHEEL FORK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8940T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8940T-2007-12-01), registration cancelled 2007-12-01, S/N 52840, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (registry code 2072708) (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: Lunken

## Other investigations on N8940T (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 ATL90FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA040), Dec 17, 1989: Cessna 182 (N8940T), Cincinnati, OH, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE CESSNA PILOT TO REMAIN CLEAR OF THE HELICOPTER AFTER EXPERIENCING A PARTIAL POWER LOSS.

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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