- Date
- November 27, 1981
- Place
- Eden Prairie, MN · EDEN PRAIRIE, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7261ECessna 182B
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811127079769A
- Case key
- 123041
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3120 81/11/27 EDEN PRAIRIE,MN CESSNA 182B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 68, 2771 TIME - 1430 N7261E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 262 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING CLOUD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EDEN PRAIRIE,MN MAYER,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR FACTOR(S) WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 2600 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 31 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 300 13 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7261E
- Reported as
- Cessna 182B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Flying Cloud
N7261ERegistration cancelled May 7, 2013 · Cessna 182BAirframe modelCessna 182BEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7261E · 1
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