FTW65A0101

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Lafayette, LA · April 10, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 10, 1965
Place
Lafayette, LA · LAFAYETTE, LA
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N8722XCessna 182
Status
Completed · report April 29, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179808

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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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2-0121  65/4/10    LAFAYETTE LA        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1950                    N8722X              PX-  1  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE UNK/NR, 10000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 4000 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAFAYETTE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PASSENGER DEPLANED VIA RIGHT DOOR TO REMOVE CHOCK NEAR LEFT WHEEL OF AIRCRAFT

Aircraft

Registration
N8722X
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
No damage
Airport
Lafayette

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.