MIA76DKJ05

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Elberta, AL · July 20, 1975

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
July 20, 1975
Place
Elberta, AL · ELBERTA, AL
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7123ECessna 182
Status
Completed · report December 15, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750720031439A
Case key
150539

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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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3-3042  75/7/20    ELBERTA,AL          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 666
        TIME - 1830                    N7123E              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HORAK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELBERTA,AL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD IN SOYBEAN FLD.

Aircraft

Registration
N7123E
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Horak

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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.