# NTSB LAX75DUJ26: Cessna 182, N5813B, Cottonwood, AZ, September 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1974
- Place: Cottonwood, AZ · COTTONWOOD, AZ
- Location: 34.7508° N, 111.9840° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cottonwood, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7508&lon=-111.9840&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138857
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75DUJ26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUJ26

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3161   74/9/6    COTTONWOOD,ARIZ     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 229
        TIME - 0715                    N5813B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COTTONWOOD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COTTONWOOD,ARIZ             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PLT PROPPED ACFT,NON-PLT PAX ABD.ACFT NOT SECURED.HIT AEROSTAR N7483S,SUBSTL DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5813B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5813B), registered now, S/N 33813, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cottonwood

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740906029439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740906029439A), Sep 6, 1974: Cessna 182, Cottonwood, AZ, Substantial damage. Plt propped acft,non-plt pax abd. Acft not secured. Hit Aerostar N7483S,substl dmg.

## Other investigations on N5813B (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 ERA11CA430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA430), Jul 30, 2011: Cessna 182 (N5813B), Dandrige, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of poor planning.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.