- Date
- August 30, 1978
- Place
- Cape Girardeau, MO · CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8148GCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report November 6, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19780830031319A
- Case key
- 79592
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2878 78/8/30 CAPE GIRARDEAU,MO CESSNA 182 CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 67, 781 TIME - 1830 N8148G PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPE GIRARDEAU DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CAPE GIRARDEAU,MO WENTZVILLE,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8148G
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cape Girardeau
N8148GRegistration cancelled Jun 19, 2017 · Cessna 182PAirframe modelCessna 182PEngine 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.
Other investigations on N8148G · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA04FA060Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportSpring Hill, FLThe non instrument rated pilot's decision to attempt VFR flight into IMC conditions resulting in an in-flight loss of control.NTSB MKC84LA207Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEast Lynne, MODuring landing, plt stated, a gust of wind caught the acft resulting in a hard landing before a recovery could be initiated. The plt reported winds were variable at 20 KTS with gusts to 30 KTS.