SEA80DYE27

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182P · Castle Rock, WA · April 3, 1980

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
April 3, 1980
Place
Castle Rock, WA · CASTLE ROCK, WA
Injuries
4 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1340SCessna 182P
Status
Completed · report July 1, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800403008209A
Case key
131399

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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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3-0790   80/4/3  NR.CASTLE ROCK,WA     CESSNA 182P         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 431
        TIME - 1102                    N1340S              PX-  0  3  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 230 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VANCOUVER,WA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LND IN STUMPS WHEN ENG WENT TO IDLE.

Aircraft

Registration
N1340S
Reported as
Cessna 182P
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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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.