- Date
- April 13, 1972
- Place
- Morrisville, NC · MORRISVILLE, NC
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3071QCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report February 3, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166342
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1458 72/4/13 MORRISVILLE,NC CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1220 N3071Q PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 50, 7772 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 153 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RALEIGH-DURHAM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LOW ON FUEL,HAD MADE 2 MISSED APCHS.TD WAS ABT 45.7 HRS AT 75% PWR.DELAYED NOTIFYING OF LOW FUEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3071Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Raleigh-Durham
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