# NTSB ATL81FKG33: Cessna 182, N7379Q, Abbeville, GA, July 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1981
- Place: Abbeville, GA · ABBEVILLE, GA
- Location: 31.9926° N, 83.3065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abbeville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9926&lon=-83.3065&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125445
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FKG33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKG33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1185  81/7/18    ABBEVILLE,GA        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 118
        TIME - 1440                    N7379Q              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MACON,GA                    ABBEVILLE,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7379Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7379Q), registered now, S/N 18261019, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private

## 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 19810718042219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810718042219A), Jul 18, 1981: Cessna 182P, Abbeville, GA, Substantial damage. Struck a pile of dirt while landing on a Private strip.

## Other investigations on N7379Q (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 IAD74DKM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM16), Sep 7, 1973: Cessna 182 (N7379Q), Hickory, NC, 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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