Cessna 182 N3758D
17 July 1972 · Sweetwater, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 July 1972 at about 17:45 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N3758D, operated by Ruthco Inc, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Sweetwater, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sweetwater, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182
- Registration
- N3758D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ruthco Inc
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Midland Tx
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- 3-2485
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
PILOT HIT LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ON POST REMOVING IT FROM A/C. TAKEOFF FROM PAVED HIGHWAY
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 1972 | Cessna 182 | Ligonier, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1972 | Cessna 182A | Logan, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1972 | Cessna 182L | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Yingling Aircr | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1972 | Cessna 182B | Gainesboro, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1972 | Cessna 182 | Daggett, California, United States | Cullen Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1972 | Cessna 182E | McComb, Mississippi, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 6,261 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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