# NTSB UNK66X0167: Cessna 182, N6446A, Williams Lak, Canada, August 28, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1966
- Place: Williams Lak, Canada · WILLIAMS LAK, Canada
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121405
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK66X0167
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK66X0167

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0063  66/8/28    WILLIAMS LAKE CAN   CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 308
        TIME - 1040                    N6446A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLIAMS LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6446A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6446A-2013-02-13), registration cancelled 2013-02-13, S/N 33246, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (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: Williams Lake

## Other investigations on N6446A (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 SEA70AS048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70AS048), Jun 27, 1970: Cessna 182 (N6446A), Shoshone, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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