- Date
- July 25, 1981
- Place
- Butler, PA · BUTLER, PA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2902FCessna 182J
- Status
- Completed · report August 21, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810725044139A
- Case key
- 124973
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1611 81/7/25 BUTLER,PA CESSNA 182J CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 520 TIME - 1030 N2902F PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 270 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUTLER-GRAHAM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BUTLER,PA SYRACUSE,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- WTR FOUND IN L MAIN FUEL TNK,FUEL LN & CARB.ALSO,WTR FND IN GND FUEL PITS & SVR OTR ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2902F
- Reported as
- Cessna 182J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Butler-Graham
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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.