Cessna 180J N52192

Summary

On 12 July 1982 at about 23:05 local time, a Cessna 180J registered N52192, operated by Thomas G. Weber, was involved in an accident near Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, 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

12 July 1982 at 23:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Ebensburg (9G8)

Coordinates

40.4799, -78.7195

Aircraft

Cessna 180J

Registration

N52192

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Thomas G. Weber

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ebensburg → Altoona

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC82DA151

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 ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS THE LAST LEG OF A SERIES OF FLIGHTS THAT DAY, WHICH INCLUDED OTHER REFUELING OF THE AIRCRAFT, DURING THIS REFUELING THE FUEL PUMP FOR THE GROUND STORAGE TANK SLOWED AND STOPPED BEFORE TOTAL REFUELING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE PREFLIGHTED THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE TAKEOFF. AFTER A NORMAL TAKEOFF RUN, THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER TOUCHING DOWN ABOUT 300 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END. AN ATTEMPT TO GROUNDLOOP WAS FUTILE AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. WATER WAS FOUND IN THE AIRCRAFT AND STORAGE FACILITY TANKS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.