NYC81FNE08

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Ellington, CT · February 7, 1981

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
February 7, 1981
Place
Ellington, CT · ELLINGTON, CT
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N9082GCessna 182
Status
Completed · report June 11, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810207003139A
Case key
127084

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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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3-0909   81/2/7    ELLINGTON,CT        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1253
        TIME - 0955                    N9082G              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 393 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOLLAND COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELLINGTON,CT                BANGOR,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N9082G
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tolland County

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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.