- Date
- April 5, 1982, 08:40 local (14:40 UTC)
- Place
- Gurley, NE
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1686RCessna 182RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 5, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820405008169A
- Case key
- 70931
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
On ground/water collision with object
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertent
On ground/water collision with object
Aborted takeoff - performed
Object - fence
Analysis
During takeoff from a wheatfield the left gear hit a rut and the pilot lost control. The takeoff was aborted and the aircraft traveled across a road and through a fence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1686R
- Reported as
- Cessna 182RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R18200515
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-J3C5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Hi-Land Av. Inc.
- Registered owner
- Hi-Land Av. Inc.
- Departed
- Gurley, NE
- Destination
- Ft. Morgan, CO
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 537 total · 235 in this make and model · 419 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 113 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.