# NTSB MIA70FKJ01: Cessna 182, N6322A, Gordo, AL, January 10, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 10, 1970
- Place: Gordo, AL · GORDO, AL
- Location: 33.3223° N, 87.9037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gordo, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3223&lon=-87.9037&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174441
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70FKJ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70FKJ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0300  70/1/10    GORDO,ALA           CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 429
        TIME - 1400                    N6322A              PX-  0  0  3  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOWE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GORDO,ALA                   GORDO,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6322A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6322A-1970-07-07), registration cancelled 1970-07-07, S/N 33122 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lowe Field

## Other investigations on N6322A (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA69S0002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69S0002), Mar 16, 1969: Cessna 182 (N6322A), Gordo, AL, no damage, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MIA66D0023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0023), Jun 12, 1965: Cessna 182 (N6322A), Dahlonega, GA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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