# Accident 19750728024739A: Cessna 182, Covington, LA, July 28, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1975
- Place: Covington, LA
- Airport: Covington-Vincent
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 30.5096° N, 90.1529° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COVINGTON-VINCENT (LA87), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5096&lon=-90.1529&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41GC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41GC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,031 total, 664 in this make and model, 205 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76DRD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750728024739A

## Narrative

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

LND ON NOSE GR. PLT HAD 14HRS DRG LAST 24.

## 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 FTW76DRD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRD02), Jul 28, 1975: Cessna 182 (N41GC), Covington, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N41GC (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20030413006149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030413006149I), Apr 13, 2003: Cessna 182 (N41GC), Trafalgar, IN. (-23) After dropping skydivers at 11,500 on the second drop started descent left wing down. At 5000 ft engine quit. Tried to restart numerous times and at 3500…
- [Incident 19850616038269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850616038269I), Jun 16, 1985: Cessna 182 (N41GC), Franklin, IN, 1 fatal. Jumper failed to open chute and shortly after chute departed jumpers back.

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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