# Accident 19790116000949A: Cessna 182E, Elkton, KY, January 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Elkton, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8161° N, 87.1611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkton, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8161&lon=-87.1611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2912Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2912Y-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182E (registry code 2072712, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 73 total, 9 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FLQ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FLQ07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790116000949A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO UNFORECAST INCLEMENT WEATHER

## 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 IAD79FLQ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FLQ07), Jan 16, 1979: Cessna 182 (N2912Y), Elkton, KY, destroyed

## Other reports on N2912Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19730926032569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730926032569A), Sep 26, 1973: Cessna 182E (N2912Y), Waresboro, GA, Substantial damage. Plowed fld aprx 1200FT long rimmed by 50FT tall trees.

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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