# Accident 19850107000579A: Cessna R182, Crossville, TN, January 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1985, 15:10 local time
- Place: Crossville, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9491° N, 85.0297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9491&lon=-85.0297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4716R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4716R-2014-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3C5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 20 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850107000579A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO  LOWERING VISIBILITY AND CEILING AS FORECASTED. STRUCK TREES AND RISING TERRAIN.

## 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 ATL85FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA077), Jan 7, 1985: Cessna R182 (N4716R), Crossville, TN, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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