FTW79FPM03

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 185A · Tulsa, OK · November 10, 1978

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 10, 1978
Place
Tulsa, OK · TULSA, OK
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4074YCessna 185A
Status
Completed · report January 23, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19781110038239A
Case key
138273

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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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3-3681  78/11/10   TULSA,OK            CESSNA 185A         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 39,
        TIME - 1836                    N4074Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JONES MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N4074Y
Reported as
Cessna 185A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Jones Memorial

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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.