- Date
- December 12, 1972
- Place
- Gainesboro, TN · GAINESBORO, TN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2491GCessna 182B
- Status
- Completed · report March 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168837
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3544 72/12/12 GAINESBORO,TENN CESSNA 182B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1825 TIME - 1610 N2491G PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1105 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROANOKE,VA NASHVILLE,TENN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL SIPHONING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL CELL AND VENT VALUE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED DURG ANNUAL INSPTN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2491G
- Reported as
- Cessna 182B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Jackson County
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