# Accident 19940402014249A: Cessna 182A, Berea, KY, April 2, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1994, 18:30 local time
- Place: Berea, KY
- Airport: Berea-Richmond Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5699° N, 84.2902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5699&lon=-84.2902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5868B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5868B-1994-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 235 total, 13 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940402014249A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A TREE ON TAKEOFF. PILOT BLAMED DOWN DRAFT TO FAILURE TO CLIMB. EARLY LIFTOFF AND GROSS LOAD POSSIBLE FACTOR

## 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 BFO94LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA057), Apr 2, 1994: Cessna 182A (N5868B), Berea, KY, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING THE TAKEOFF. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT IS THE GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N5868B (1)

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

- [Incident 19840602029169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840602029169I), Jun 2, 1984: Cessna 182A (N5868B), Berea, KY, 1 fatal. Main chute failed to deploy and his reserve canopy handle was found stowed in its pocket. Using borrowed equipment.

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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