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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182G · Athens, TN · August 20, 1981

Date
August 20, 1981 · 23:50 local
Place
Athens, TN
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2495R
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81FKW23
Reported as
Cessna 182G
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,817 total0 in this make and model33 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.

Lost electric power on night flight. Elected to land on a highway. Wing hit sign-posts on rollout.

As the FAA filed it

LOST ELECTRIC POWER ON NIGHT FLIGHT. ELECTED TO LAND ON A HIGHWAY. WING HIT SIGN-POSTS ON ROLLOUT.

NTSB investigation

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