- Date
- February 22, 1966
- Place
- West Memphis, AR · WEST MEMPHIS, AR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2876ACessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report April 13, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 173015
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0378 66/2/22 WEST MEMPHIS ARK CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 300 TIME - 1820 N2876A PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST MEMPHIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION. PILOT FAILED TO SECURE FUEL TANK FILLER CAP, FUEL SIPHONED OUT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2876A
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- West Memphis
N2876ARegistration cancelled Sep 16, 2014 · Cessna 180Airframe modelCessna 180Engine modelContinental O-470 series
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