- Date
- July 15, 1973
- Place
- Waterloo, IA · WATERLOO, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2612FCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report August 28, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730715021249A
- Case key
- 189673
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1694 73/7/15 WATERLOO,IOWA CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 710 TIME - 2010 N2612F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 613 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERLOO MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TOPEKA,KANS WATERLOO,IOWA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- BOTH FUEL TANKS EMPTY,NONE OF THE FUEL LINE CON WERE LOOSE OR LEAKING.FENCE HIDDEN BY HI WEEDS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2612F
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Waterloo Mun
N2612FRegistration cancelled Oct 13, 2011 · Cessna 182JAirframe modelCessna 182JEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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Other investigations on N2612F · 1
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