- Date
- December 14, 1974
- Place
- St Marys, GA · ST MARYS, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3725UCessna 182G
- Status
- Completed · report March 3, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741214042939A
- Case key
- 144891
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4219 74/12/14 ST MARYS,GA CESSNA 182G CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1803 TIME - 1300 N3725U PX- 0 0 0 CHECK TOTAL HOURS, 1550 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ST MARYS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JACKSONVILLE,FLA ST MARYS,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) CHECK PILOT - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- SHORT FLD LDG APCH OVR AN OBSTACLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3725U
- Reported as
- Cessna 182G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- St Marys
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3725U · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL97FA135Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportLexington, TNImproper planning/decision by the pilot, which led to the fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, and a forced landing. Trees in the emergency landing area were a related factor.NTSB MIA69F0144Accident · No injuriesClosedCallahan, FL