- Date
- November 25, 1981
- Place
- Wauneta, NE · WAUNETA, NE
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N727SXCessna 182P
- Status
- Completed · report January 13, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811125079359A
- Case key
- 123090
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3177 81/11/25 NR.WAUNETA,NE CESSNA 182P CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 405 TIME - 1945 N727SX PX- 4 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - REATA RANCH STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WAUNETA,NE LAMAR,CO IMPERIAL,NE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- NON INST RATED PLT TKOF ON DARK OVC NGT.CRASHED IN RAVINE,300FT BLO ARPT ELEV.NO GND LGTS IN AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N727SX
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Reata Ranch Strip
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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