Cessna 182 N8240M
19 October 1982 · N. Okeechobee, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 October 1982 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N8240M, operated by Evans Properties, Inc., was involved in an accident near N. Okeechobee, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- N. Okeechobee, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 26.5292, -80.1906
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182
- Registration
- N8240M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Evans Properties, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Zephyrhills → Okeechobee
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA83LA015
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
THE SITE CHOSEN FOR LANDING WAS AN OLD ROAD WITH HIGH WEEDS WHICH THE PILOT HAD USED THE WEEK BEFORE. THE LEFT WING CAUGHT IN THE WEEDS DURING LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE RIGHT RUDDER WAS USED TO STRAIGHTEN THE AIRCRAFT'S COURSE, HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE ROADWAY INTO A SOFT SAND SWALE DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT NOSEWHEEL DUG INTO THE SAND AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 1982 | Cessna 152 | Opa Locka, Florida, United States | Burnside-Ott | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-23-250 | Lake Placid, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 May 1982 | Cessna 172K | Geneva, Florida, United States | Johnny E. Southerland | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-28-161 | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Venice Flying Service Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1982 | Cessna 182G | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Clyde E. Forsythe | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-28-140 | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Bruce J. Lillie | No injuries | - |