FTW71FPD57

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Stephenville, TX · May 26, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 26, 1971
Place
Stephenville, TX · STEPHENVILLE, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9020GCessna 182
Status
Completed · report January 19, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161494

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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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3-1699  71/5/26    STEPHENVILLE,TEX    CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 131
        TIME - 1030                    N9020G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOE FAGAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORPUS CHRISTI,TEX          FORT WORTH,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT SAID PWR LOSS OCRD DURG 2ND PRACTICE APCH TO UNLIGHTED PVT STRIP.

Aircraft

Registration
N9020G
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Joe Fagan

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