Cessna 182P N7228Q
30 December 1982 · Batesville, Mississippi, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 December 1982 at about 21:40 local time, a Cessna 182P registered N7228Q, operated by ROY H. Sawyer, was involved in an accident near Batesville, Mississippi, 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 21:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Batesville, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- Panola County (0M6)
- Coordinates
- 34.3103, -89.9299
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182P
- Registration
- N7228Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- ROY H. Sawyer
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Batesville → Batesville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL83LA079
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
DURING TAKEOFF ENGINE QUIT AT 250 FEET. PILOT LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD IN AN OPEN FIELD. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. WATER WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL. NO WING TANK DRAINS WERE INSTALLED. TANKS WERE LEFT FOR SIX WEEKS WITH FUEL LEVEL AT HALF FULL. AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED OUTSIDE. TORRENTIAL RAINS HAD FALLEN IN THE AREA TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. EXAMINATION OF THEWING CELLS REVEALED RIDGES & RIPPLES IN THE BLADDER TANKS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 1982 | Cessna 182 | Truckee, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 31 May 1982 | Cessna 182 | Truckee, California, United States | Charlie Roeschen | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Mar 1982 | Cessna 182 | Lake Tahoe, California, United States | Flyin Country Club | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Apr 1982 | Cessna 182E | Markleeville, California, United States | Sierra Pilots Incorporated | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1982 | Cessna 182A | Orderville, Utah, United States | Rudger G. Smith | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Oct 1982 | Cessna 182 | Shenandoah, Ohio, United States | KEN Jones | Minor injuries | - |
All 6,261 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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