- Date
- December 23, 1974
- Place
- Vinalhaven, ME · VINALHAVEN, ME
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8818TCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report January 16, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741223041829A
- Case key
- 142885
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3881 74/12/23 VINALHAVEN,ME CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 636 TIME - 1040 N8818T PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VINALHAVEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION THOMASTON,ME VINALHAVEN,ME TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY REMARKS- DURING LANDING ROLL PLT ENCOUNTERED ICY RUNWAY CONDITIONS,ACFT SKIDDED OFF RWY COLLIDED WITH DITCH
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8818T
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Vinalhaven
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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.