# NTSB CHI73FEA14: Cessna 182, N6284A, Tipton, IN, September 9, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1972
- Place: Tipton, IN · TIPTON, IN
- Location: 40.2825° N, 86.0432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tipton, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2825&lon=-86.0432&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168353
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEA14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEA14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3393   72/9/9    TIPTON,IND          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 296
        TIME - 1545                    N6284A              PX-  0  0  4  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TIPTON,IND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TIPTON,IND                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF AT GROSS WT ON SOFT SOD FIELD COVERED WITH 5 INS GRASS.ABORTED.OVERRAN RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6284A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6284A-2007-09-12), registration cancelled 2007-09-12, S/N 33084, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (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: Tipton,Ind

## Other investigations on N6284A (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 CHI99LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA291), Aug 11, 1999: Cessna 182 (N6284A), Tecumseh, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: fracture of the right main landing gear strut.

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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