- Date
- July 10, 1970
- Place
- Ottawa, KS · OTTAWA, KS
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3418BCessna 182L
- Status
- Completed · report October 19, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112560
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1204 70/7/10 OTTAWA,KANS CESSNA 182L CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 2670 TIME - 1735 N3418B PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 156 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OTTAWA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KANSAS CITY,KANS OTTAWA,KANS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- DOWN ELEVATOR TURNBUCKLE IMPROPERLY SAFETIED.CAUSED ELEVATOR CABLE TO DISCONNECT ON FINAL APCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3418B
- Reported as
- Cessna 182L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ottawa