# Accident 19810820050929A: Cessna 182G, Athens, TN, August 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1981, 23:50 local time
- Place: Athens, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4568° N, 84.6046° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Athens, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4568&lon=-84.6046&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2495R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2495R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182G (registry code 2072716, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,817 total, 0 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FKW23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKW23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810820050929A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL81FKW23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKW23), Aug 20, 1981: Cessna 182G (N2495R), Athens, TN, 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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