# NTSB MIA74DKJ37: Cessna 182, N3186Y, Hazel Green, AL, December 21, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1973
- Place: Hazel Green, AL · HAZEL GREEN, AL
- Location: 34.9237° N, 86.5674° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hazel Green, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9237&lon=-86.5674&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187399
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKJ37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3984  73/12/21   HAZEL GREEN,ALA     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 303
        TIME - 1330                    N3186Y              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAZEL GREEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAZEL GREEN,ALA             KEWANEE,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- 4 TO 5 CUPS OF WATER DRAINED FROM CARB AIR INTAKE BOOT.WATER STANDING ON SOD RWY.BARBED WIRE FENCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3186Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3186Y), registered now, S/N 18254186, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hazel Green

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731221042219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731221042219A), Dec 21, 1973: Cessna 182E, Hazel Green, AL, Substantial damage. 4 To 5 cups of water drained from carb air intake boot. Water standing on sod rwy. Barbed wire fence

## Other investigations on N3186Y (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR21LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA344), Jul 31, 2021: Cessna 182E (N3186Y), Eugene, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of directional control due to damage to the nosewheel strut that was sustained during a previous landing.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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