Cessna 182 N1287S
9 July 1978 · Fairfield, New Jersey, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 9 July 1978 at about 01:20 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N1287S, operated by Skylane Associ, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Fairfield, New Jersey, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fairfield, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Essex Co
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182
- Registration
- N1287S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Skylane Associ
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Teterboro, Nj → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2339
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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
WATER DRAINED FROM FUEL CELL WAS MILKY IN COLOR INDICATING AGED FUEL.NO WATER FOUND IN FUEL TRUCK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 1978 | Cessna 182 | Fargo, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1978 | Cessna 182Q | San Antonio, Texas, United States | Air Center Inc | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1978 | Cessna 182 | Union, South Carolina, United States | Shelton Flying | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jan 1978 | Cessna 182K | Pearisburg, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Jun 1978 | Cessna 182 | Tulia, Texas, United States | Amarillo Flyin | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 1978 | Cessna 182P | Clovis, California, United States | Indart Inc | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
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