CHI66D0609

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182A · Mitchell, IN · February 18, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 18, 1966
Place
Mitchell, IN · MITCHELL, IN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N3882DCessna 182A
Status
Completed · report April 4, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173001

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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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3-0365  66/2/18    MITCHELL IND        CESSNA 182A         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N3882D              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 56, 20000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - LOOSE GRAVEL
        REMARKS- TAKEOFF ATTEMPTED FROM GRAVEL FARM ROAD FOLLOWING A SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING.

Aircraft

Registration
N3882D
Reported as
Cessna 182A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.

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