# NTSB ATL81DLJ03: Cessna 182G, N2116R, Apex, NC, December 9, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 9, 1980
- Place: Apex, NC · APEX, NC
- Location: 35.7256° N, 78.8799° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Apex, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7256&lon=-78.8799&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 20, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127797
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81DLJ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DLJ03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3120   80/12/9   APEX,NC             CESSNA 182G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 623
        TIME - 2020                    N2116R              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 462 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COX FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TWIN LAKES,NC               APEX,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PASSENGER DEPLANED AND WALKED INTO PROP BEFORE ENGINE SHUTDOWN WAS COMPLETED.DARK NIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2116R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2116R), registered now, S/N 18255316, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (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: No damage
- Airport: Cox Field

## 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 19801209082829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801209082829A), Dec 9, 1980: Cessna 182G, Apex, NC. Passenger deplaned and walked into propeller, causing injury to himself.

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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