# Accident 19811012072399A: Cessna R182, West Jefferson, NC, October 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1981, 17:20 local time
- Place: West Jefferson, NC
- Airport: Ash Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3861° N, 81.4892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Jefferson, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3861&lon=-81.4892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738VD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738VD-1988-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 74 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FKM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811012072399A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER CHANGING TANKS DURING LET DOWN. CRASH OCCURRED DURING 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 ATL82FKM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKM01), Oct 12, 1981: Cessna R182 (N738VD), West Jefferson, NC, destroyed

## Other reports on N738VD (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19851010059489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851010059489I), Oct 10, 1985: Cessna R182 (N738VD), Murfreesboro, TN, Minor damage. Unable to get safe gear indication. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Squat switch wire improperly secured.

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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