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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182H · Elko, NV · May 18, 1973

Date
May 18, 1973
Place
Elko, NV
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N20992
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK73FXQ31
Reported as
Cessna 182H
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
140 total41 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Hit ruts in unmapped strip,became airborne too soon. Direct x-wind gusting to 35K.

As the FAA filed it

HIT RUTS IN UNMAPPED STRIP,BECAME AIRBORNE TOO SOON. DIRECT X-WIND GUSTING TO 35K.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.