- Date
- June 19, 1982, 18:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Ocean Springs, MS
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N757FBCessna R182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 19, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820619023089A
- Case key
- 72075
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
A pilot-rated witness observed the entire flight and accident. He stated that after takeoff and gear retraction, the aircraft was held at a very low altitude, which he thought was to gain airspeed. The aircraft reached the end of the runway and went into a steep climb which was followed by a rolling maneuver to the left. The roll continued, but before completion, the aircraft struck trees in a nose low altitude. He and two other witnesses reported that the engine was operating at high power until impact. No preimpact malfunction or failure of the aircraft or engine was evident. The density altitude was about 2100 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N757FB
- Reported as
- Cessna R182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R18201224
- Airframe hours
- 881
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-J3C5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Gulf Park Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Gulf Park Aviation, Inc.
- Departed
- 5R2 · Ocean Springs, MS
- Destination
- 5R2 · Ocean Springs, MS
- Airport
- 5R2 · Gulf Park, runway 17, 3,500 × 0 ft, asphalt
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 6,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 194 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.