# Accident 19841215075399A: Cessna 182C, Johnson City, TN, December 15, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1984, 16:20 local time
- Place: Johnson City, TN
- Airport: Decker Farm
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3291° N, 82.3598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3291&lon=-82.3598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8493T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8493T-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182C (registry code 2072708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 18 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841215075399A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES SHORT OF RUNWAY AFTER POWER LOSS. PILOT HAD FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. SKYDIVERS HAD BEEN DROPPED.

## 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 ATL85LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA057), Dec 15, 1984: Cessna 182C (N8493T), Johnson City, 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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