CHI81FEC24

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Tecumseh, MI · May 17, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 17, 1981
Place
Tecumseh, MI · TECUMSEH, MI
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N5552BCessna 182
Status
Completed · report July 7, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810517026049A
Case key
126730

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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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3-1068  81/5/17    TECUMSEH,MI         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 553
        TIME - 1430                    N5552B              PX-  0  0  4  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AL MEYERS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TECUMSEH,MI                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF

Aircraft

Registration
N5552B
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Al Meyers

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.