# NTSB CHI74FET20: Cessna 182A, N6325B, Berrien Spgs, MI, April 2, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 2, 1974
- Place: Berrien Spgs, MI · BERRIEN SPGS, MI
- Location: 41.9473° N, 86.3402° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Berrien Springs, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9473&lon=-86.3402&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124293
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FET20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FET20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1277   74/4/2    BERRIEN SPGS,MICH   CESSNA 182A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 300
        TIME - 1130                    N6325B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANDREW UNIVERSITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPARTA,MICH                 BERRIEN SPGS,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- FUEL EX L TANK PLT DID NOT SWITCH TO OTR TANK IN TIME.NOSE GR HIT SOFT AREA ON RWY DRG DNWND LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6325B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6325B-2013-02-13), registration cancelled 2013-02-13, S/N 34225, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (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: Andrew University

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740402013379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740402013379A), Apr 2, 1974: Cessna 182A, Berrien Spgs, MI, Substantial damage. Fuel ex l tank plt did not switch to otr tank in time. Nose gr hit soft area on rwy drg dnwnd ldg.

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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