- Date
- August 16, 1971
- Place
- Central City, NE · CENTRAL CITY, NE
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1946XCessna 182H
- Status
- Completed · report December 21, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162158
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1168 71/8/16 CENTRAL CITY,NEBR CESSNA 182H CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1250 TIME - 1535 N1946X PX- 0 1 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CENTRAL CITY MUN0 DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAND ISLAND,NEBR HARLAN,IOWA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- TWO FLOAT BRACKET MOUNTING SCREWS BACKED OUT 1/8IN TO 3/16IN.WEAR ON THREADS OF SCREWS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1946X
- Reported as
- Cessna 182H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Central City Mun0