IAD75AI019

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Relief, KY · October 6, 1974

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 6, 1974
Place
Relief, KY · RELIEF, KY
Injuries
1 fatal, 2 serious, 2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N84311Cessna 182
Status
Completed · report October 29, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19741006034369A
Case key
142883

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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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3-3879   74/10/6 NR.RELIEF,KY          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 325
        TIME - 1100                    N84311              PX-  1  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PIKEVILLE,KY                HILLSDALE,MICH               GOSHEN,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BOTH SPARK PLUGS FM NR 1 CYL FILLED WITH CINDER-LIKE DEPOSITS.

Aircraft

Registration
N84311
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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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.