NYC74FGT14

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · New Cumberland, PA · January 4, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 4, 1974
Place
New Cumberland, PA · NEW CUMBERLAND, PA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N52372Cessna 182
Status
Completed · report February 8, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740104000129A
Case key
187301

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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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3-0016   74/1/4    NEW CUMBERLAND,PA   CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1441                    N52372              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 22, 3689 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            117 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPITAL CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW CUMBERLAND,PA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        REMARKS- IP ADVISED PLT LND BEYOND CH-47 CHINOOK T/D POINT.ACFT FULL FLAP,ENCTRD HI SINK UN CK DSCNT.

Aircraft

Registration
N52372
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Capital City

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.