CHI68F0001

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Lambertville, MI · June 2, 1967

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 2, 1967
Place
Lambertville, MI · LAMBERTVILLE, MI
Injuries
2 serious, 2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9998BCessna 182
Status
Completed · report September 21, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116847

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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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2-0411   67/6/2    LAMBERTVILLE,MICH   CESSNA 182          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 500
        TIME - 2300                    N9998B              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAGON WHEEL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PILOT HAD BEEN DRINKING INTOXICANTS.RUNWAYS NOT LIGHTED,PLT MISTOOK SAND PIT ON ARPT FOR LNDG AREA

Aircraft

Registration
N9998B
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Wagon Wheel

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.