# NTSB CHI70F0362: Cessna 182M, N71886, New Albany, IN, December 12, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 12, 1969
- Place: New Albany, IN · NEW ALBANY, IN
- Location: 38.3122° N, 85.8240° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Albany, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3122&lon=-85.8240&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149079
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70F0362
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0362

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3455  69/12/12   NEW ALBANY,IND      CESSNA 182M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 676
        TIME - 2210                    N71886              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAPS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AKRON,OHIO                  TELL CITY,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DRAIN PLUG FELL OUT OF CARB FLOAT BOWL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71886](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71886-2013-11-12), registration cancelled 2013-11-12, S/N 18259793, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Haps

## Other investigations on N71886 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC04LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA031), Feb 9, 2004: Cessna 182M (N71886), Yakutat, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed use of carburetor heat, which resulted in an engine power loss during takeoff-initial climb, a forced landing, and subsequent collision with terrain. A factor contributing to the…

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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