NYC77FFA09

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Lisbon, NY · December 10, 1976

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
December 10, 1976
Place
Lisbon, NY · LISBON, NY
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N52192Cessna 180
Status
Completed · report June 8, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19761210039629A
Case key
149723

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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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3-4107  76/12/10   LISBON,NY           CESSNA 180          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 456
        TIME - 1945                    N52192              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 295 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORTH ADAMS,MA              OGDENSBURG,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  3800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- PROLONGED FLIGHT IN ICING CONDITIONS.

Aircraft

Registration
N52192
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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Other investigations on N52192 · 1

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