# NTSB ATL81FA056: Cessna 182, N5505B, Raeford, NC, March 15, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1981
- Place: Raeford, NC · RAEFORD, NC
- Location: 34.9804° N, 79.2295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Raeford, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9804&lon=-79.2295&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127006
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FA056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0713  81/3/15    RAEFORD,NC          CESSNA 182          CR-  1  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 1316
        TIME - 1155                    N5505B              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - J.JOHNSON FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RAEFORD,NC                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PRCHT SCHOOL.STEEP TURN,CLIMB AFTR LO PASS.NO GYRO INSTS INSTALL.FUEL SEL FND PSND TO TNK W 2GALS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5505B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5505B-1984-07-12), registration cancelled 1984-07-12, S/N 33505 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: J.Johnson Farm

## 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 19810315009309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810315009309A), Mar 15, 1981: Cessna 182, Raeford, NC, Destroyed. Engine quit on pullup and steep turn after low pass over runway. Stalled fuel selector on left tank.

## Other investigations on N5505B (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI69F0513](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0513), Feb 25, 1969: Cessna 182 (N5505B), New Holstein, WI, substantial damage

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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