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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Fairbanks, AK · April 25, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 25, 1976
Place
Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4007DCessna 182
Status
Completed · report May 14, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760425008949A
Case key
152989

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0742  76/4/25    FAIRBANKS,AK        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 138
        TIME - 1728                    N4007D              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRBANKS INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRBANKS,AK                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DSCND FRM 7000FT TO PATTERN HLT,PWR OFF. DIDNT CLR ENG.

Aircraft

Registration
N4007D
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Fairbanks Intl

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.