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NYC83LA131

1983-05-21 · TAUNTON, Massachusetts, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport TAN

Current FAA registration · N2632G

Make / Model
CESSNA 182B
Year of manufacture
1959 · 24 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19870605
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A28CC7

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A SMALL ROCK DURING TAXI FROM LANDING. AS THE PILOT TAXIED BACK TO THE RAMP AREA ALONG A DIRT TAXIWAY HE OBSERVED THREE PEOPLE STANDING IN THE WAY. THE PILOT TAXIED ONTO THE GRASS TO AVOID THE PEOPLE AND WHILE STILL TAXIING THE ACFT STRUCK A ROCK PROTRUDING FROM THE GROUND ABOUT 4 INCHES. THE NOSE GEAR YOKE BROKE AT THE FORK ANDTHE ACFT DROPPED ONTO ITS PROP AND NOSE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_NYC83LA131.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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