# Accident 20180825016059A: Cessna 182A, Swainsboro, GA, August 25, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2018, 14:10 local time
- Place: Swainsboro, GA
- Airport: East Georgia Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6092° N, 82.3700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6092&lon=-82.3700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4785D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4785D-2020-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18FA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180825016059A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 25, 2018, AT APPOXIMATELY 14:10 LOCAL TIME IN SWAINSBORO, GEORGIA A CESSNA 182A, ?N4785D? DEPARTED EAST GEORGIA REGIONAL AIRPORT (SBO) ON RUNWAY 14 AFTER REACHING APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET IN THE AIR THE ENGINE ON THE CESSNA 182A QUIT AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATLEY 275 YARDS OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN A POST FIRE RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF THE PILOT AND 3 JUMPERS.

## 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 ERA18FA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA231), Aug 25, 2018: Cessna 182 (N4785D), Swainsboro, GA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available information.

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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