Cessna 182 N1855X
25 July 1971 · Headwaters, Virginia, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 25 July 1971 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N1855X was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Headwaters, Virginia, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Headwaters, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Columbia Union Co
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182
- Registration
- N1855X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Gaithersburg, Md
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2445
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT ATTEMPTED T/O FROM SHORT UPSLOPE RWY STREWN WITH MATTED HAY DUE HI TREES OTHER END.D/A 3600 FT
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 1971 | Cessna 182 | Outlook, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1971 | Cessna 182K | Sharon, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1971 | Cessna 182 | Charlevoix, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1971 | Cessna 182 | Jerome, Arizona, United States | Bruce Church, I | Fatal | 2 |
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| 4 Aug 1971 | Cessna 182G | Watonga, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |