- Date
- August 9, 1974
- Place
- San Antonio, TX · SAN ANTONIO, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4995DCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report September 3, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740809024629A
- Case key
- 134543
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2166 74/8/9 SAN ANTONIO,TEX CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 935 TIME - 2025 N4995D PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HORIZON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN ANTONIO,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 150 12 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- PLT MADE TKOFF FRM UNLITD GRSS STRP ON DRK NITE.WG SCRAPED RWY.CONT FLT & LND OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4995D
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Horizon
N4995DRegistration cancelled Jun 27, 2013 · Cessna 182AAirframe modelCessna 182AEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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