- Date
- October 11, 1970
- Place
- Elberta, AL · ELBERTA, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7238ECessna 182B
- Status
- Completed · report July 14, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158473
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3939 70/10/11 ELBERTA,ALA CESSNA 182B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 291 TIME - 1230 N7238E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 116 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HORAK FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELBERTA,ALA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- VEERED OFF RWY,NOSED OVER IN SOFT GND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7238E
- Reported as
- Cessna 182B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Horak Field
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