OAK72DVG30

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Tulelake, CA · December 12, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 12, 1971
Place
Tulelake, CA · TULELAKE, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N2396GCessna 182
Status
Completed · report June 28, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164952

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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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3-4135  71/12/12   TULELAKE,CALIF      CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 362
        TIME - 1500                    N2396G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TULELAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULELAKE,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PAX AT CTLS,BATTERY CABLES USED TO START ENG.ACFT STARTED ROLLING,PAX JUMPED OUT.

Aircraft

Registration
N2396G
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tulelake

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.