MKC68A0029

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182F · Leopold, MO · October 13, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 13, 1967
Place
Leopold, MO · LEOPOLD, MO
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3591UCessna 182F
Status
Completed · report March 27, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113613

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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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2-1052  67/10/13   LEOPOLD,MO          CESSNA 182F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1510                    N3591U              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 25, 400 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLOAT BRACKET-BOWL COVER ASSY SCREWS BACKED OUT,GAVE RICH MIXTURE.OVERFLEW SUITABLE LNDG SITES.

Aircraft

Registration
N3591U
Reported as
Cessna 182F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.