ATL81FA076

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Louisville, KY · May 23, 1981

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 23, 1981
Place
Louisville, KY · LOUISVILLE, KY
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5529BCessna 182
Status
Completed · report August 31, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810523027719A
Case key
125174

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1600  81/5/23    LOUISVILLE,KY       CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 3937
        TIME - 1215                    N5529B              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL ADVERTISING        TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUE LICK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOUISVILLE,KY               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- WITNESS RPRTD ENG QUIT DRG PATTERN TO PICK UP BANNER AFTER FAILING TO SNAG BANNER ON 1ST ATMT.

Aircraft

Registration
N5529B
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Blue Lick

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.