# NTSB NYC74DHM19: Cessna 182G, N3191S, Fairfield, NJ, May 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1974
- Place: Fairfield, NJ · FAIRFIELD, NJ
- Location: 40.8837° N, 74.3060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfield, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8837&lon=-74.3060&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186466
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74DHM19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DHM19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0722  74/5/15    FAIRFIELD,NJ        CESSNA 182G         CR-  0  1  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1305
        TIME - 1415                    N3191S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CALDWELL WRIGHT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRFIELD,NJ                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: LEADS
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SWITCHES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OPEN
        REMARKS- ENG PRIMED BY HAND PROP WITH SWITCH OFF.ENG STARTED,PROP STRUCK PLT.P LEAD DIRTY CAUSING OPEN CRCT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3191S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3191S), registered now, S/N 18255691, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Caldwell Wright

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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