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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182M · Seward, NE · October 7, 1973

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
October 7, 1973
Place
Seward, NE · SEWARD, NE
Injuries
1 minor, 3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N676KFCessna 182M
Status
Completed · report November 30, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19731007032259A
Case key
188294

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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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3-3188   73/10/7   SEWARD,NEBR         CESSNA 182M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 178
        TIME - 2100                    N676KF              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LINCOLN,NEBR                COLBY,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG 10HRS SMOH.NEW PISTONS,RINGS.NIGHT LDG ON SHOULDER OF BANK PARALLEL TO RD.SHOULDER SLOPED DWN.

Aircraft

Registration
N676KF
Reported as
Cessna 182M
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.