# Accident 19800913049639A: Cessna 182M, Iron City, AL, September 13, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1980, 14:55 local time
- Place: Iron City, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6679° N, 85.6641° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iron City, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6679&lon=-85.6641&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71451, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71451-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,926 total, 503 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80DKJ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DKJ29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800913049639A

## Narrative

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

BIRD STRIKE DAMAGED EXHAUST SYSTEM CAUSING ENGINE-OUT. RAN THROUGH A FENCE ON EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 ATL80DKJ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DKJ29), Sep 13, 1980: Cessna 182M (N71451), Iron City, AL, substantial damage

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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