# NTSB DIA68F0005: Cessna 182, N6257A, Quinton, VA, June 3, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1967
- Place: Quinton, VA · QUINTON, VA
- Location: 37.5338° N, 77.1211° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quinton, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5338&lon=-77.1211&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116848
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68F0005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68F0005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0412   67/6/3    QUINTON,VA          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 61 TOTAL
        TIME - 1650                    N6257A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW KENT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
          PERSONNEL-IMPROPER HANDLING OF PROPELLER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6257A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6257A), registered now, S/N 33057, 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: New Kent

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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