Cessna 180 N42GC

Summary

On 15 August 1982 at about 00:00 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N42GC, operated by John E. Cutts JR., was involved in an accident near Grand Bay, Alabama, United States. The number of people on board was not recorded. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

15 August 1982 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Grand Bay, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Hatchett Field

Coordinates

30.4694, -88.3403

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N42GC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

John E. Cutts JR.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Grand Bay → Grand Bay

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL82DA240

Injuries not recorded.

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

REPORTEDLY, THE PILOT WAS PREPARING TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT, BUT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD, SO HE HAND PROPPED THE ENGINE TO START IT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S FATHER, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEFT UNATTENDED WITH THE ENGINE OPERATING AT IDLE SPEED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS RUNNING THE ENGINE TO CHECK FOR OIL LEAKS WHEN A BYSTANDER REACHED IN THE COCKPIT AND ADVANCED THE THROTTLE ENOUGH TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN HIT A FENCE AND A DITCH AND NOSED OVER. REPORTEDLY, THE BYSTANDER DISAPPEARED FROM THE SCENE. ON THE SAME DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, A PERSON WAS ADMITTED TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL WITH MINOR INJURIES. THE PATIENT REPORTED THAT HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG WAS RUN OVER BY AN AIRCRAFT WHEEL AND HE RECEIVED ABRASIONS TO THE LEFT ARM FROM A PROPELLER STRIKE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.