# NTSB ATL81FA076: Cessna 182, N5529B, Louisville, KY, May 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1981
- Place: Louisville, KY · LOUISVILLE, KY
- Location: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2542&lon=-85.7594&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125174
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FA076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA076

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5529B-2012-08-23), registration cancelled 2012-08-23, S/N 33529, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (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: Blue Lick

## 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 19810523027719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810523027719A), May 23, 1981: Cessna 182, Louisville, KY, Destroyed. Witness heard engine quit. Saw airplane dive into ground. No engine defects noted. Cause of accident unknown.

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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