# NTSB MKC74DCD02: Cessna 182, N2612F, Waterloo, IA, July 15, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1973
- Place: Waterloo, IA · WATERLOO, IA
- Location: 42.4928° N, 92.3430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterloo, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4928&lon=-92.3430&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189673
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DCD02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCD02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2612F-2011-10-13), registration cancelled 2011-10-13, S/N 18256712, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Waterloo Mun

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730715021249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730715021249A), Jul 15, 1973: Cessna 182J, Waterloo, IA, Substantial damage. Both fuel tanks empty,none of the fuel line con were loose or leaking. Fence hidden by hi weeds.

## Other investigations on N2612F (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD75FKW20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FKW20), Jun 28, 1975: Cessna 182J (N2612F), Crossville, TN, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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