# NTSB IAD71FID14: Cessna 182, N8503S, Crewe, VA, November 8, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1970
- Place: Crewe, VA · CREWE, VA
- Location: 37.1810° N, 78.1304° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crewe, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1810&lon=-78.1304&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157610
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71FID14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71FID14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1450   70/11/8   CREWE,VA            CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 750
        TIME - 1645                    N8503S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CREWE MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CREWE,VA                   UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
        REMARKS- PLT HAND PROPPING ENGINE STRUCK ON HEAD BY PROP.DIED ON 11/10/70.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8503S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8503S), registered now, S/N 18256603, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Crewe Municipal

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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