- Date
- September 28, 1975
- Place
- Linden, NJ · LINDEN, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N20712Cessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750928033219A
- Case key
- 151181
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3127 75/9/28 LINDEN,NJ CESSNA 182 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 253 TIME - 1400 N20712 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LINDEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LINDEN,NJ MONTGOMERY,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: RESIDENCE(S) LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LARGE QUANTITY WATER FOUND IN FUEL TANKS AND SYS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20712
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Linden
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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.