- Date
- April 15, 1975
- Place
- Elkhart, KS · ELKHART, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8653TCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report May 21, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750415008469A
- Case key
- 148580
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0695 75/4/15 ELKHART,KS CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 25, 8 TOTAL TIME - 2015 N8653T PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ELKHART-MORTON CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELKHART,KS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED IN CONSTRUCTION AREA REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK CONSTRUCTION DITCH ON CLOSED PORTION OF RWY.NOTAMED CLOSED UNTIL AUG 30.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8653T
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Elkhart-Morton Co
N8653TRegistration cancelled Jul 18, 2017 · Cessna 182CAirframe modelCessna 182CEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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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.