MIA79FA101

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182E · Clearwater, FL · July 9, 1979

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 9, 1979
Place
Clearwater, FL · CLEARWATER, FL
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9262XCessna 182E
Status
Completed · report August 7, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790709025189A
Case key
135181

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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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3-1776   79/7/9    CLEARWATER,FL       CESSNA 182E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 1292
        TIME - 2010                    N9262X              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 113 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEARWATER EXEC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKELAND,FL                 CLEARWATER,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT AND ENG SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF FAILURE-ARTERIOSCLEROTIC OCCLUSION TO 80 PERCENT FOUND ON PLT.

Aircraft

Registration
N9262X
Reported as
Cessna 182E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Clearwater Exec

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N9262X · 1

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