- Date
- August 1, 1970
- Place
- Riley, IN · RILEY, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3115RCessna 182L
- Status
- Completed · report June 8, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 185496
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3323 70/8/1 RILEY,IND CESSNA 182L CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 64, 11584 TIME - 1430 N3115R PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN LEER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RILEY,IND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT TREE ABT 10FT HI APRX 123FT FROM TKOF END.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3115R
- Reported as
- Cessna 182L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Van Leer
N3115RRegistration cancelled Jun 8, 2018 · Cessna 182LAirframe modelCessna 182LEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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