MIA72DLD79

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Wauchula, FL · June 26, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 26, 1972
Place
Wauchula, FL · WAUCHULA, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N2681GCessna 182
Status
Completed · report February 26, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167283

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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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3-2411  72/6/26    WAUCHULA,FLA        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 220
        TIME - 1130                    N2681G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 154 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WACHULA MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAUCHULA,FLA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TIEDOWN LINES SNAPPED
        REMARKS- HAND PROPPED.

Aircraft

Registration
N2681G
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Wachula Municipal

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.