LAX71DUM36

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182C · Carlsbad, CA · April 8, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 8, 1971
Place
Carlsbad, CA · CARLSBAD, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N8848TCessna 182C
Status
Completed · report December 20, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160485

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1132   71/4/8    CARLSBAD,CALIF      CESSNA 182C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 442
        TIME - 1420                    N8848T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 217 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALOMAR ARPT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,CALIF            CARLSBAD,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- WHILE CKNG R WING L WING HIT PKD FUEL TRUCK.

Aircraft

Registration
N8848T
Reported as
Cessna 182C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Palomar Arpt

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.