# NTSB LAX75FUJ02: Cessna 182A, N2235G, Benson, AZ, July 4, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1974
- Place: Benson, AZ · BENSON, AZ
- Location: 31.9679° N, 110.2945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benson, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9679&lon=-110.2945&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128676
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75FUJ02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUJ02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2031   74/7/4    BENSON,ARIZ         CESSNA 182A         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 188
        TIME - 1300                    N2235G              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BENSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BENSON,ARIZ                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FILTERS,STRAINERS,SCREENS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LND IN BRUSH. LINT FOUND IN CARB SCREEN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2235G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2235G-2009-07-13), registration cancelled 2009-07-13, S/N 51535, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (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: Benson

## 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 19740704022399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740704022399A), Jul 4, 1974: Cessna 182A, Benson, AZ, Substantial damage. Lnd in brush. Lint found in carb screen.

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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