Cessna R182 N737ZZ

Summary

On 25 July 1987 at about 11:45 local time, a Cessna R182 registered N737ZZ, operated by Clifford T. Gregg, was involved in an accident near Calera, Alabama, 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.

Date

25 July 1987 at 11:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Calera, Alabama, United States

Coordinates

33.1007, -86.7492

Aircraft

Cessna R182

Registration

N737ZZ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Clifford T. Gregg

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Alabaster → Marion

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Not Reported

NTSB number

ATL87LA224

Nobody was injured.

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 AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING A FORCED LDG ATTEMPT. THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE OBSERVED THE FUEL GAUGES INDICATING NEAR EMPTY SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE. AS HE EXECUTED A 'STEEP' 180 DEG TURN BACK TOWARD THE ARPT, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND 'QUIT'. DURING HIS SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPT TO LAND IN A FIELD, THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND THE AIRPLANE 'TOOK OFF' ON HIM INTO NEARBY TREES. HE PULLED THE POWER BACK AND DELIBERATELY STALLED THE AIRPLANE INTO THE TREES. THE PILOT NOTED THAT HE DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK THE FUEL QUANTITY DURING HIS PREFLIGHT INSPECTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.