- Date
- December 27, 1970
- Place
- Mason City, IA · MASON CITY, IA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N2857FCessna 182J
- Status
- Completed · report October 4, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159595
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4511 70/12/27 MASON CITY,IOWA CESSNA 182J CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 396 TIME - 1500 N2857F PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 117 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MASON CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MASON CITY,IOWA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RAMP/TAXIWAY REMARKS- TEMP 2 DEG,RAMP ICY. PLT DIDNT PREHEAT OR USE EXTERNAL PWR. PAX PROPPED ACFT,SLIPPED ON ICE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2857F
- Reported as
- Cessna 182J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Airport
- Mason City
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