- Date
- July 22, 1978
- Place
- Ehrhardt, SC · EHRHARDT, SC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9437MCessna 182P
- Status
- Completed · report September 1, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780722020399A
- Case key
- 140775
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2205 78/7/22 EHRHARDT,SC CESSNA 182P CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 46, 487 TIME - 0900 N9437M PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EHRHARDT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EHRHARDT,SC ALLENDALE,SC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: CROP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL FILTERS IN REFUELING TRUCK CONTAINED WATER & RUST DEPOSITS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9437M
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ehrhardt
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9437M · 1
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