# Accident 19801201071009A: Cessna 182A, Oak Hill, FL, December 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1980, 22:15 local time
- Place: Oak Hill, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8770° N, 80.8350° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oak Hill, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8770&lon=-80.8350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5178D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5178D-1985-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 181 total, 14 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801201071009A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL FLYING IN AND OUT OF FLOW BROKEN CLOUDS.  WENT INTO HIGH SPEED DIVE. HARD LANDING LIGHT ON.

## 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 MIA81FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA021), Dec 1, 1980: Cessna 182 (N5178D), Oak Hill, FL, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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