# Incident 19800407047229I: Cessna R182, Elizabethtown, NC, April 7, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1980, 12:00 local time
- Place: Elizabethtown, NC
- Airport: Fisher
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6215° N, 78.6063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elizabethtown, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6215&lon=-78.6063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738CK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738CK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 148 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800407047229I

## Narrative

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

EMERGENCY GEAR PROCEDURE MISUSED, GEAR COLLAPSED. ELECTRICAL FAILURE DUE TO DISCONNECTED REGULATOR PLUG.

## Other reports on N738CK (1)

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

- [Accident 19940305006759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940305006759A), Mar 5, 1994: Cessna R182 (N738CK), Concord, NC, Substantial damage. Not accelerating proper. Aborted takeoff unable stop on wet runway. Ground looped to avoid overrun. Engine normal.

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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