# NTSB ATL80FKJ03: Cessna 182, N9986B, Heflin, AL, May 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1980
- Place: Heflin, AL · HEFLIN, AL
- Location: 33.6474° N, 85.5693° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Heflin, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6474&lon=-85.5693&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131160
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FKJ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FKJ03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0603   80/5/4    HEFLIN,AL           CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 153
        TIME - 1315                    N9986B              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 98 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEFLIN MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HEFLIN,AL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SPORT PARACHUTE.MIXTURE CONTROL HOUSING DISCONNECTED FROM RETAINING CLAMP AT CARBURETOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9986B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9986B-2014-12-01), registration cancelled 2014-12-01, S/N 34386, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Heflin Muni

## 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 19800504013579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800504013579A), May 4, 1980: Cessna 182A, Heflin, AL, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted emergency landing after engine malfunction. Unsuitable terrain caused aircraft to flip inverted.

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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