MIA71FKQ31

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182C · Leaf, MS · April 16, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 16, 1971
Place
Leaf, MS · LEAF, MS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N189SCessna 182C
Status
Completed · report December 27, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160404

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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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3-1240  71/4/16    LEAF,MISS           CESSNA 182C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N189S               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 26, 1572 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            224 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HATTIESBURG,MISS            MOBILE,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- 1 QT OF OIL FND IN ENG CRNKCASE.NO OIL PRESS,LND ON DIRT RD IN PASTURE,COWS RAN ACROSS RD,2 KILLED

Aircraft

Registration
N189S
Reported as
Cessna 182C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.