- Date
- April 10, 1976
- Place
- Louisburg, NC · LOUISBURG, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5188DCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report May 11, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760410006869A
- Case key
- 153040
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0706 76/4/10 LOUISBURG,NC CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 4500 TIME - 1850 N5188D PX- 0 0 0 PARAJUMP-SPORT TOTAL HOURS, 1201 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FRANKLIN COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOUISBURG,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- ALL LWR PLUGS CONT EXCESSIVE LEAD DEPOSITS.5 OF 6 PLUGS HAD ELECTRODES BRIDGED WITH LEAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5188D
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Franklin County
N5188DRegistration cancelled Jul 12, 2017 · Cessna 182AAirframe modelCessna 182AEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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Other investigations on N5188D · 1
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