- Date
- July 7, 1974
- Place
- Port Lavaca, TX · PORT LAVACA, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2569RCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740707021159A
- Case key
- 128176
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1792 74/7/7 PORT LAVACA,TEX CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 113 TIME - 1115 N2569R PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TANNER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEAUMONT,TEX PORT LAVACA,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- PLT TOUCHED DOWN LONG ON SHORT RUNWAY.DIDNT KNOW LENGTH OF RUNWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2569R
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tanner
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.