# Accident 19750514013069A: Cessna 182M, Russell Spgs, KY, May 14, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1975
- Place: Russell Spgs, KY
- Airport: Russell Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 37.0507° N, 85.0805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Russell Springs, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0507&lon=-85.0805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71773, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71773) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 152 total, 1 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75DLQ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DLQ24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750514013069A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK TREE,BRUSH AND ROADWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD75DLQ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DLQ24), May 14, 1975: Cessna 182 (N71773), Russell Spgs, KY, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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