CHI79FEE08

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Hinckley, IL · October 21, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 21, 1978
Place
Hinckley, IL · HINCKLEY, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6258ACessna 182
Status
Completed · report December 28, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19781021035819A
Case key
139165

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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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3-3256  78/10/21 NR.HINCKLEY,IL        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 419
        TIME - 1440                    N6258A              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HINCKLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         HINCKLEY,IL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           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 - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PARACHUTE JUMPING. LANDED IN SOY BEAN FIELD.

Aircraft

Registration
N6258A
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hinckley

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N6258A · 2

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