- Date
- November 4, 1978
- Place
- New Oxford, PA · NEW OXFORD, PA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N21212Cessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report January 19, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781104037599A
- Case key
- 138366
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3832 78/11/4 NEW OXFORD,PA CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1550 TIME - 1000 N21212 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DANVILLE,KY YORK,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LNDD IN A VERY LONG FIRM SMOOTH FARM FIELD. NOSEWHEEL BROKEN OFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21212
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N21212Registration cancelled Aug 11, 2004 · Cessna 182PAirframe modelCessna 182PEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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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.