- Date
- January 22, 1979
- Place
- Tampa, FL · TAMPA, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2670RCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790122001349A
- Case key
- 137388
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0449 79/1/22 TAMPA,FL CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 154 TIME - 1345 N2670R PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VANDENBERG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VANDENBERG ARPRT MORRISTOWN,TN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- RUST COLORED MTRL FOUND IN FUEL SYS.ACFT STORED IN HNGR FOR 2 MOS W MAIN FUEL TANKS REMOVED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2670R
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Vandenberg
N2670RRegistration cancelled Sep 25, 2014 · Cessna 182KAirframe modelCessna 182KEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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