Cessna TR182RG II N757KE

Summary

On 22 July 1983 at about 17:48 local time, a Cessna TR182RG II registered N757KE, operated by Robert Thayer, was involved in an accident near Bishop, California, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 July 1983 at 17:48

Classification

Accident

Location

Bishop, California, United States

Nearest airport

Bishop (BIH)

Coordinates

37.5006, -118.3092

Aircraft

Cessna TR182RG II

Registration

N757KE

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Robert Thayer

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Reno

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX83LA359

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 ACFT CAUGHT FIRE DURING TAXI AFTER AN ABORTED TAKEOFF. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE PLT NOTICED A VIBRATION AND A SLIGHT PULLING TO THE LEFT. THE BRAKES AND ENGINE HAD BEEN CHECKED WITH NOTHING NOTED BUT THE PLT DECIDED TO ABORT. HE LET THE ACFT ROLL TO A STOP WITHOUT USING BRAKES. AFTER STOPPING AND DETECTING NOTHING UNUSAL THE PLT DECIDED TO TRY AGAIN. WHILE TAXIING AND CHECKING BRAKES A BLUE-GREY SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE WHEELS AND THEN FLAMES CAME FROM THE RIGHT WHEEL. AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE ACFT WAS INEFFECTUAL AS THE PLT STATED THERE WAS NO PRESSURE IN THE BRAKE PEDALS. THE ACFT ROLLED INTO A DRY GRASS AREA AND BURNED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.