Cessna 182 N52315
23 December 1979 · Needles, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 23 December 1979 at about 12:30 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N52315, operated by Alpha Aviation, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Needles, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Needles, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dirt Road
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182
- Registration
- N52315
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Alpha Aviation
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Van Nuys, Ca → Bullhead City, Az
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3512
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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
DIRT ROAD.WND GUSTING 20K.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 1979 | Cessna 182 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1979 | Cessna 182 | Stuart, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1979 | Cessna 182 | Wilsonville, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1979 | Cessna 182 | Naperville, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1979 | Cessna 182 | Palm Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1979 | Cessna 182P | Brookpark, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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