# NTSB SEA76AS053: Cessna 182P, N7466Q, Klamath Falls, OR, June 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1976
- Place: Klamath Falls, OR · KLAMATH FALLS, OR
- Location: 42.2158° N, 121.7758° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Klamath Falls, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2158&lon=-121.7758&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154106
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76AS053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76AS053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1202   76/6/4    KLAMATH FALLS,OR    CESSNA 182P         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0700                    N7466Q              PX-  1  0  0  MAPPING/PHOTO             AGE 25, 270 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            33 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KINGSLEY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KLAMATH FALLS,OR            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT CREW
        REMARKS- PSGR DOOR REMOVED FOR PHOTO FLT.ACFT POSITIONED BY OFFICE FOR LOADING.PSGR EXITED,WALKED INTO PROP
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7466Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7466Q), registered now, S/N 18261106, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Kingsley Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760604014819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760604014819A), Jun 4, 1976: Cessna 182P, Klamath Falls, OR, 1 fatal. Psgr door removed for photo flt. Acft positioned by office for loading. Psgr exited,walked into prop

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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