- Date
- February 18, 1978
- Place
- Van Nuys, CA · VAN NUYS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2670QCessna 182K
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780218002609A
- Case key
- 143785
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0211 78/2/18 VAN NUYS,CA CESSNA 182K CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1205 N2670Q PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 41, 840 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 29 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VAN NUYS,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PLT ATTMPD RETURN A/P. COLLIDED WITH PA-28 N7523J,A CAR,& AERONCA N85255,ALL SUB DMG.N87022 MINOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2670Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 182K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Van Nuys
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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.