- Date
- July 12, 1979
- Place
- Suprise, AZ · SUPRISE, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6863MCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report October 22, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790712026239A
- Case key
- 134667
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2062 79/7/12 SUPRISE,AZ CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 197 TIME - 1000 N6863M PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 162 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WENDEN,AZ GLENDALE,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL REMARKS- CARB FLOAT CHAMBER OVERFLOWED.FLOAT HINGE PIN & COTTER PIN RUSTY.WATER & DEBRIS IN CHAMBER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6863M
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ag Strip
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6863M · 1
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