MKC73AK016

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Eden Prairie, MN · August 10, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 10, 1972
Place
Eden Prairie, MN · EDEN PRAIRIE, MN
Injuries
2 fatal, 1 uninjured
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N182TCCessna 182N222DPBede BD-4
Status
Completed · report February 28, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168291

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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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3-3461  72/8/10    EDEN PRAIRIE,MINN   BEDE BD-4           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 4488
        TIME - 1025                    N222DP              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  2  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING CLOUD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EDEN PRAIRIE,MINN           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- BEDE PLT CLOSELY MONITORING ENG INST. WAS MANEUVERING IN CONTROLLED AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLNC.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3461  72/8/10    EDEN PRAIRIE,MINN   CESSNA 182          CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1025                    N182TC              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 26, 1500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  1                            100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING CLOUD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EDEN PRAIRIE,MINN           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - LOCAL CONTROL                       RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- N182TC RCVD CLNC TO ENTER HOLDING PATTERN ON 200 DEG RADIAL AT 3500 FT.BEDE HIT C-182 FROM L REAR.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N182TC
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Flying Cloud

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.

Registration
N222DP
Reported as
Bede BD-4
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Flying Cloud

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.