# Accident 19740315006659A: Cessna 182G, Fairfield, NJ, March 15, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1974
- Place: Fairfield, NJ
- Airport: Caldwell Wright
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 40.8837° N, 74.3060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfield, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8837&lon=-74.3060&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3191S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3191S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182G (registry code 2072716, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,035 total, 800 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740315006659A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENG PRIMED BY HAND PROP WITH SWITCH OFF.ENG STARTED,PROP STRUCK PLT.P LEAD DIRTY CAUSING OPEN CRCT

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N3191S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850625032559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850625032559I), Jun 25, 1985: Cessna 182G (N3191S), West Milford, NJ, Minor damage. Aircraft porpoised on landing. Damage to firewall, propeller and fairing. Wind varied in direction.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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