# NTSB ATL80DKJ29: Cessna 182M, N71451, Iron City, AL, September 13, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1980
- Place: Iron City, AL · IRON CITY, AL
- Location: 33.6679° N, 85.6641° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iron City, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6679&lon=-85.6641&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127837
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80DKJ29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DKJ29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3173  80/9/13  NR.IRON CITY,AL       CESSNA 182M         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1455                    N71451              PX-  0  0  1  FIRE CONTROL              AGE 53, 3926 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            503 IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,AL             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           BIRD STRIKE                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: BIRD INGESTION
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MANIFOLDS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- UNKN TYPE BIRD HIT EXHAUST PIPE,PIPE FAILED ON INSIDE OF COWLING.PLASTIC/RUBBER OBSTD AIR INTAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71451](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71451-2013-05-03), registration cancelled 2013-05-03, S/N 18259628, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800913049639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800913049639A), Sep 13, 1980: Cessna 182M, Iron City, AL, Substantial damage. Bird strike damaged exhaust system causing engine-out. Ran through a fence on emergency landing.

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.

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