- Date
- December 30, 1965
- Place
- Centerville, IA · CENTERVILLE, IA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8304SCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report May 3, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174458
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3979 65/12/30 CENTERVILLE IOWA CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 2500 TIME - 1830 N8304S PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED IN A PLOWED AREA ADJACENT TO UNLIGHTED RUNWAY DURING A NIGHT OPERATION
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8304S
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8304SRegistration cancelled Mar 16, 2018 · Cessna 182HAirframe modelCessna 182HEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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Other investigations on N8304S · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA06CA034Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHaines City, FLThe pilot's improper preflight planning/preparation, and operation of equipment with known deficiencies, a right wing fuel cap leak, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.NTSB MIA04CA095Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLa Belle, FLThe inadvertent deployment of the main parachute resulting in damage to the right horizontal stabilizer and elevator.NTSB DEN79DQA34Accident · No injuriesClosedRoswell, NM