# Accident 19820725031639A: Cessna STC182, Louisburg, NC, July 25, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1982, 14:30 local time
- Place: Louisburg, NC
- Airport: Franklin Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 36.0996° N, 78.2898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0996&lon=-78.2898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5188D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5188D-2017-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC182
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 129 total, 3 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820725031639A

## Narrative

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

INEXPERIENCED PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF OVER GROSS AND WITH AFT CG. AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AFTER INABILITY TO CLIMB.

## 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 ATL82FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA212), Jul 25, 1982: Cessna 182A (N5188D), Louisburg, NC, destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other reports on N5188D (2)

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

- [Incident 19780722038579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780722038579I), Jul 22, 1978: Cessna 182 (N5188D), Midland, NC, 1 fatal. Main chute failed. Reserve chute tangled with the main. Jumper killed.
- [Accident 19760410006869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760410006869A), Apr 10, 1976: Cessna 182A (N5188D), Louisburg, NC, Substantial damage. All lwr plugs cont excessive lead deposits.5 of 6 plugs had electrodes bridged with lead.

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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