# Accident 19850714031089A: Cessna 182C, Lugoff, SC, July 14, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1985, 18:15 local time
- Place: Lugoff, SC
- Airport: Para Flite Center
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2209° N, 80.6795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2209&lon=-80.6795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8472T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8472T) (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: 656 total, 152 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850714031089A

## Narrative

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

AFTER DROPPING SKYDIVERS PILOT INITIATED A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING. STALLED ONTO RUNWAY AFTER SLIP WITH FULL FLAPS

## 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 ATL85LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA212), Jul 14, 1985: Cessna 182C (N8472T), Lugoff, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8472T (2)

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

- [Incident 19901113063879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901113063879I), Nov 13, 1990: Cessna 182C (N8472T), California City, CA. Engine lost power. Forced landing on a road.
- [Incident 19840527028859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840527028859I), May 27, 1984: Cessna 182C (N8472T), Bishopville, SC, 1 fatal. Jumpers 2 main canopies tangled at 1600 feet. Cut away and used reserve but it tangled with main canopies.

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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