- Date
- May 8, 1970
- Place
- Charleston, SC · CHARLESTON, SC
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2452GCessna 182B
- Status
- Completed · report February 18, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122664
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2128 70/5/8 CHARLESTON,SC CESSNA 182B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 487 TIME - 1121 N2452G PX- 0 2 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 147 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARLESTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP DOVER,DEL CLEARWATER,FLA CHARLESTON,SC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- OVERFLEW SEVERAL GOOD AFLDS. HIT WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2452G
- Reported as
- Cessna 182B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Charleston
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