- Date
- May 27, 1973
- Place
- Big Bear Cy, CA · BIG BEAR CY, CA
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2262TCessna 185E
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730527018069A
- Case key
- 190129
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1820 73/5/27 BIG BEAR CY,CALIF CESSNA 185E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1030 N2262T PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 48, 21200 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 180 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG BEAR CY,CALIF DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIG BEAR CY,CALIF PALM SPRINGS,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 78 90 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2262T
- Reported as
- Cessna 185E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Big Bear Cy,Calif
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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.
Other investigations on N2262T · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB GAA17CA310Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFall River Mills, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB SEA86LA241Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSt. John, WAAfter running a fuel tank dry in flight, the plt switched fuel tanks but failed to assure that the fuel selector was in the detent. The engine quit running and a forced landing was made in rough terrain.