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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182A · Covington, TN · May 24, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 24, 1975
Place
Covington, TN · COVINGTON, TN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6063BCessna 182A
Status
Completed · report July 24, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750524013589A
Case key
148733

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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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3-1581  75/5/24    COVINGTON,TN        CESSNA 182A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 922
        TIME - 1435                    N6063B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 243 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THURMOND GLENN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COVINGTON,TN                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PLT CONT RESTART PROCEDURES TO ABT 1500FT AGL.DRG ATMPT LND AT STRIP ACFT TOO LOW,HIT TREES.

Aircraft

Registration
N6063B
Reported as
Cessna 182A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Thurmond Glenn

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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