# NTSB ATL80FKG21: Cessna 182, N229C, Douglas, GA, August 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1980
- Place: Douglas, GA · DOUGLAS, GA
- Location: 31.5061° N, 82.8543° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Douglas, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5061&lon=-82.8543&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129640
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FKG21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FKG21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2047  80/8/22    DOUGLAS,GA          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 1015
        TIME - 1600                    N229C               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COFFEE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DOUGLAS,GA                  ST SIMONS IS,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- INSTRUMENT PANEL ATCH MOUNTS,P/N 1213645-1,FAILED,PREVENTING ELEVATOR FM BEING RAISED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N229C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N229C), registered now, S/N 18256129, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (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
- Airport: Coffee County

## 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 19800822036809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800822036809A), Aug 22, 1980: Cessna 182H, Douglas, GA, Substantial damage. Elevator jammed on takeoff. Aborted late, ran off end runway. Nosed over. Loose instrument panel. Jammed controls.

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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