- Date
- December 15, 1971
- Place
- Simsbury, CT · SIMSBURY, CT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3366RCessna 182L
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164478
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3604 71/12/15 SIMSBURY,CONN CESSNA 182L CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1258 N3366R PX- 0 0 0 FERRY AGE 45, 4800 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 117 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SIMSBURY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHARLOTTESVILLE,VA SIMSBURY,CONN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 300 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3/4 MILE OR LESS DRIZZLE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 35 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 20 5 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- DSNDD,8000FT,RDCD PWR,IN CLDS,TO 2000FT.ENG DID NOT RSPND TO THROTTLE,HIT TREES.WX BLO LOC MINS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3366R
- Reported as
- Cessna 182L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Simsbury