# NTSB ATL81FA054: Cessna 182P, N1301R, Jefferson, NC, March 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1981
- Place: Jefferson, NC · JEFFERSON, NC
- Location: 36.4206° N, 81.4683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jefferson, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4206&lon=-81.4683&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126489
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FA054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1228  81/3/12    JEFFERSON,NC        CESSNA 182P         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 500
        TIME - 1750                    N1301R              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ASHE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JEFFERSON,NC                BRISTAL,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    2500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           60                                                      270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           12                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- CONTD OFF EMBANKMENT,END OF 4350FT RWY,APRX 2850FT FM INTXN.BGN TKOF ROLL FM UNKN PSN.D/A 3900FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1301R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1301R-2012-07-09), registration cancelled 2012-07-09, S/N 18264867, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (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: Ashe 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 19810312009189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810312009189A), Mar 12, 1981: Cessna 182P, Jefferson, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Tried to take off downwind to avoid sun glare. Never rotated. Ran off embankment at end of runway.

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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