- Date
- August 16, 1970
- Place
- Atwater, CA · ATWATER, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3715JCessna 182G
- Status
- Completed · report June 4, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110868
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3225 70/8/16 ATWATER,CALIF CESSNA 182G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 300 TIME - 1205 N3715J PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 235 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CASTLE AFB DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALEM,OREG FRESNO,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: TANKS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL CELLS BLADDERS LACING LOOSE.TANKS FOLDED OVR,PARTIALLY COLLAPSED.FUEL CELL MAINT 4/12/69.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3715J
- Reported as
- Cessna 182G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Castle Afb
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