LAX82DVG09

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Redding, CA · November 28, 1981

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 28, 1981
Place
Redding, CA · REDDING, CA
Injuries
1 serious, 3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N94322Cessna 182
Status
Completed · report February 9, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
123069

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3271  81/11/28   REDDING,CA          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 524
        TIME - 1600                    N94322              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 324 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BENTON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WEED,CA                     RETURN                       REDDING,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH RIVER BANK.

Aircraft

Registration
N94322
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Benton Field

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.