NYC71DFD14

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Bedford, MA · August 2, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 2, 1970
Place
Bedford, MA · BEDFORD, MA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N42698Cessna 182
Status
Completed · report March 26, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113759

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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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3-2514   70/8/2    BEDFORD,MASS        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 249
        TIME - 1530                    N42698              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HANSCOM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEDFORD,MASS                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- DMGD FIREWALL.

Aircraft

Registration
N42698
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hanscom

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.