- Date
- January 6, 1973
- Place
- Easton, CT · EASTON, CT
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3356RCessna 182L
- Status
- Completed · report March 20, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730106000339A
- Case key
- 169692
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0061 73/1/6 EASTON,CONN CESSNA 182L CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 174 TIME - 1045 N3356R PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRIDGEPORT,CONN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 27 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 320 27 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- PREFLT DRAINED WATER FROM FUEL SYS.IN FLT 30MIN LOST PWR,ICE FOUND IN GASCOLATOR,WIND GUSTING 35K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3356R
- Reported as
- Cessna 182L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N3356RRegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2013 · Cessna 182LAirframe modelCessna 182LEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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Other investigations on N3356R · 1
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