- Date
- January 30, 1976
- Place
- Mayfield, GA · MAYFIELD, GA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3659UCessha 182
- Status
- Completed · report March 16, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760130006239A
- Case key
- 152866
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0328 76/1/30 MAYFIELD,GA CESSHA 182 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 38, TIME - 2030 N3659U PX- 2 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MAYFIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MAYFIELD,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- WITNESS SAW ACFT ENTER VERT CLIMB FM TREETOP LYLTHEN ENTER VERT DIVE.BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.198 PCT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3659U
- Reported as
- Cessha 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mayfield
N3659URegistration cancelled May 11, 1976 · Cessna 182GAirframe modelCessna 182GEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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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.