# NTSB UNK72X0106: Cessna 182, N5452B, Princeton, Canada, March 13, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1972
- Place: Princeton, Canada · PRINCETON,BC,CAN, CD
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166749
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK72X0106
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK72X0106

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0092  72/3/13    PRINCETON,BC,CAN    CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N5452B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE UNK/NR, 2050 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 85 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRINCETON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KAMLOOPS,BC,CAN             BELLINGHAM,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- DIVERTED TO AVOID ADVERSE WX.LNDD ON SNOW-COVERED RWY.CANADIAN INVESTIGATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5452B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5452B-2017-11-20), registration cancelled 2017-11-20, S/N 33452, 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: Princeton

## Other investigations on N5452B (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 SEA73FYE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FYE02), Jul 9, 1972: Cessna 182 (N5452B), Bellevue, WA, 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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