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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182J · Omaha, AL · June 23, 1980

Date
June 23, 1980 · 11:02 local
Place
Omaha, AL
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N701SP
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL80FA059
Reported as
Cessna 182J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
532 total160 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck microwave tower in dense fog. VFR pilot was advised VFR flight not recommended due to adverse weather.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK MICROWAVE TOWER IN DENSE FOG. VFR PILOT WAS ADVISED VFR FLIGHT NOT RECOMMENDED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.