# NTSB ATL80FA059: Cessna 182, N701SP, Omaha, AL, June 23, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1980
- Place: Omaha, AL · OMAHA, AL
- Location: 33.3026° N, 85.3102° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Omaha, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3026&lon=-85.3102&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131024
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FA059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FA059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1580  80/6/23  NR.OMAHA,AL           CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 532
        TIME - 1102                    N701SP              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 159 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAGRANGE,GA                 GADSDEN,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          FOG                                                      CALM
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- MICROWAVE TOWER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N701SP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N701SP-1981-08-31), registration cancelled 1981-08-31, S/N 18257569 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19800623023349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800623023349A), Jun 23, 1980: Cessna 182J, Omaha, AL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck microwave tower in dense fog. VFR pilot was advised VFR flight not recommended due to adverse weather.

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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