CHI72FEP05

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182J · Wausau, WI · July 23, 1971

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
July 23, 1971
Place
Wausau, WI · WAUSAU, WI
Injuries
3 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3337FCessna 182J
Status
Completed · report January 3, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162079

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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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3-1366  71/7/23  NR.WAUSAU,WIS         CESSNA 182J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 345
        TIME - 0730                    N3337F              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          TOMAHAWK,WIS                ROCKFORD,ILL                WAUSAU,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DIDNT REFUEL BEFORE FLT. LND IN 3 FT HIGH OAT FLD. NOSE GR FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N3337F
Reported as
Cessna 182J
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.