- Date
- December 13, 1981
- Place
- Coalinga, CA · COALINGA, CA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N42864Cessna 182L
- Status
- Completed · report December 17, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811213080719A
- Case key
- 122883
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2950 81/12/13 NR.COALINGA,CA CESSNA 182L CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 434 TIME - 1905 N42864 PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRIS RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HARRIS RANCH,CA FRESNO,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION REMARKS- PLT AT CONTROLS PRESUMED.UNLIGHTED TERRAIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N42864
- Reported as
- Cessna 182L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Harris Ranch
N42864Registration cancelled Feb 13, 2008 · Cessna 182LAirframe modelCessna 182LEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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