# NTSB LAX68D0244: Cessna 185, N4548F, Tucson, AZ, November 12, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 12, 1967
- Place: Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112902
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68D0244
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0244

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4159  67/11/12   TUCSON,ARIZ         CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 1200
        TIME - 0900                    N4548F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TORTUGA STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- PLT SEAT NOT LOCKED,MOVED TO REAR.PLT COULD NOT REACH PEDALS OR THROTTLE.ACFT WENT THRU SAGE BRUSH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4548F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4548F), registered now, S/N 185-1043, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tortuga Strip

## Other investigations on N4548F (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI76FEI08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEI08), Aug 9, 1975: Cessna 185 (N4548F), Elyria, OH, substantial damage

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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