UNK64X0923

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Shelbyville, TN · March 15, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 15, 1964
Place
Shelbyville, TN · SHELBYVILLE, TN
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6243ACessna 182
Status
Completed · report September 8, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185436

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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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3-0760  64/3/15    SHELBYVILLE TENN    CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 600
        TIME - 1450                    N6243A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FAILURE OF NO 1 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE

Aircraft

Registration
N6243A
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.