# NTSB FTW73FPM13: Cessna 182P, Sallisaw, OK, June 6, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1973
- Place: Sallisaw, OK · SALLISAW, OK
- Location: 35.4605° N, 94.8079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sallisaw, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4605&lon=-94.8079&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189807
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73FPM13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPM13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-0006   73/6/6    SALLISAW,OKLA       CESSNA 182P         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 0730                    PT-IRL              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     34, 5122 TOTAL HOURS, 537
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALLISAW MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SALLISAW,OKLA               SAO PAULA,BRAZIL             MONROEVILLE,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SUBSTNTL AMT WATER FOUND IN ACFT FUEL SYSTM AND ARPT FUEL STORAGE TANK.MECHS DRAINED FUEL SUMPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: PT-IRL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sallisaw Mun

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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