# Accident 19840831045449A: Cessna TR182, Wilmington, NC, August 31, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1984, 09:15 local time
- Place: Wilmington, NC
- Airport: New Hanover Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2962° N, 77.9204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2962&lon=-77.9204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5071R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5071R-1989-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- Reported engine: LYC O540L3C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 419 total, 148 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84FA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840831045449A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER AND STRUCK TREES ON EMERGENCY APPROACH. BAD MAGNETO AND SEVERAL ACCESSORY MAINTENANCE DEFECTS.

## 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 ATL84FA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA275), Aug 31, 1984: Cessna TR182 (N5071R), Wilmington, NC, destroyed

## Other reports on N5071R (2)

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

- [Incident 19791224000359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791224000359I), Dec 24, 1979: Cessna R182 (N5071R), Jackson Hole, WY, Substantial damage. Pilot left airplane with engine running, brakes set. Aircraft rolled forward and struck parked aircraft.
- [Incident 19790726021329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790726021329I), Jul 26, 1979: Cessna R182 (N5071R), Jackson, WY, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend gear before landing.

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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