MIA76FLA44

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182P · Dellwood, FL · August 10, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 10, 1976
Place
Dellwood, FL · DELLWOOD, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9363GCessna 182P
Status
Completed · report October 20, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760810027859A
Case key
155229

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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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3-2798  76/8/10    DELLWOOD,FL         CESSNA 182P         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1198
        TIME - 0800                    N9363G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 214 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GROVELAND,FL                MARIANNA,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- APRX 10 OZ OF WATER DRAINED FM FUEL TANKS.CARB BOWL CONTAINED ABT 4 OZ WATER. LNDD ON DIRT RD.

Aircraft

Registration
N9363G
Reported as
Cessna 182P
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N9363G · 1

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