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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182P · Richmond, VA · November 4, 1980

Date
November 4, 1980 · 00:00 local
Place
Richmond, VA
Airport
Richard E Byrd In
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7291Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81FA012
Reported as
Cessna 182P
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
750 total69 in this make and model95 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 tree descending below mda. Not qualified 135 IFR flight. Advised by company to go below mda.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TREE DESCENDING BELOW MDA. NOT QUALIFIED 135 IFR FLIGHT. ADVISED BY COMPANY TO GO BELOW MDA.

NTSB investigation

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