# Accident 20150503007499A: Cessna 182P, Mulberry, TN, May 3, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2015, 14:33 local time
- Place: Mulberry, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2208° N, 86.4331° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2208&lon=-86.4331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6579M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6579M-2015-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 265 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15FA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150503007499A

## Narrative

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

THE FLIGHT OF N6579M ORIGINATED AT WINCHESTER AIRPORT (BFG) ON MAY 3, 2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 CST. AND DEPARTED TRAVELING WESTBOUND 12.9 MILES TO WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED ON MAY 4 2015. 8:30AM CST.  ON MAY 3, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 1440 CST, N6579M A CESSNA 182 SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TREES, TERRAIN AND LIVESTOCK AT A HIGH RATE OF FORWARD AIRSPEED NEAR MULBERRY, TENNESSEE. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO, AND OPERATED BY, THE PILOT. THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT ,THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE FLIGHT WERE VMC (VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS). THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91.

## 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 ERA15FA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA204), May 3, 2015: Cessna 182 (N6579M), Mulberry, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to recover from a controlled descent for reasons that could not be determined during the postaccident investigation.

## Other reports on N6579M (2)

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

- [Accident 19780117002429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780117002429A), Jan 17, 1978: Cessna 182H (N6579M), Waldron, AR, Destroyed
- [Accident 19770624015909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770624015909A), Jun 24, 1977: Cessna 182P (N6579M), Waldron, AR, 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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