- Date
- May 13, 1978
- Place
- Compton, CA · COMPTON, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2148RCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780513028779A
- Case key
- 142152
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2733 78/5/13 COMPTON,CA CESSNA 182 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 219 TIME - 1028 N2148R PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 191 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COMPTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COMPTON,CA TORRANCE,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT REMARKS- PIC REMOVED LNDG LIGHT WINDOW ON WING & COVERED CAVITY WITH FOIL. FOIL FOUND COLLAPSED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2148R
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Compton
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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.