Cessna 182RG N756FF

Summary

On 9 February 1988 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 182RG registered N756FF, operated by Centerline Aviation, was involved in an accident near Texarkana, Arkansas, 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

9 February 1988 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Texarkana, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Texarkana Regional (TXK)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 182RG

Registration

N756FF

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Centerline Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Texarkana → Addison

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC88LA050

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 PIC CLAIMED HE WAS UNABLE TO START THE AIRCRAFT NORMALLY. HE SAID HE COULDN'T REMEMBER IF HE PROPERLY SECURED THE ACFT BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO PROP START. AS HE PULLED THE PROPELLER THROUGH, THE ACFT ENG REVVED UP TO A HIGH RPM. THE PIC CLAIMED THERE WAS A DEAD SPOT IN THE STARTER PREVENTING HIM FROM ACCOMPLISHING A NRML START. WITNESSES STATED THEY OBSRVD THE ACFT ROLL RAPIDLY FORWARD, NARROWLY MISSING A LRGE TURBOPROP ACFT AND A FUEL TRUCK, BEFORE HITTING A TREE WHICH RIPPED OFF ONE WING. POST ACCIDENT INSP OF THE ACFT SYSTEMS REVEALED NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY. THE PIC WAS EARLIER OBSERVED BY A CFI AT THE ADDISON, TX, ARPT PERFORMING THE SAME STARTING PROCEDURE. THE PIC GAVE NO REASON FOR NOT SEEKING MAINTENANCE ASSISTANCE TO CORRECT THE STARTER PROBLEM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.