- Date
- January 29, 1980
- Place
- Richland, WA · RICHLAND, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1668MCessna 182P
- Status
- Completed · report February 29, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800129001349A
- Case key
- 132180
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0027 80/1/29 RICHLAND,WA CESSNA 182P CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 728 TIME - 1110 N1668M PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 651 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RICHLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SEATTLE,WA RICHLAND,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-IN FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PROLONGED LET DOWN AT LOW PWR. HIT PWR LINES 108OFT FROM RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1668M
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Richland
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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.