# Accident 19760410006869A: Cessna 182A, Louisburg, NC, April 10, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1976
- Place: Louisburg, NC
- Airport: Franklin County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 36.0966° N, 78.2986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisburg, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0966&lon=-78.2986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5188D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5188D-2017-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 1,201 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76FLJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLJ20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760410006869A

## Narrative

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

ALL LWR PLUGS CONT EXCESSIVE LEAD DEPOSITS.5 OF 6 PLUGS HAD ELECTRODES BRIDGED WITH LEAD.

## 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 IAD76FLJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLJ20), Apr 10, 1976: Cessna 182 (N5188D), Louisburg, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5188D (2)

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

- [Accident 19820725031639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820725031639A), Jul 25, 1982: Cessna STC182 (N5188D), Louisburg, NC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Inexperienced pilot attempted takeoff over gross and with aft CG. Aircraft struck trees after inability to climb.
- [Incident 19780722038579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780722038579I), Jul 22, 1978: Cessna 182 (N5188D), Midland, NC, 1 fatal. Main chute failed. Reserve chute tangled with the main. Jumper killed.

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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