- Date
- April 5, 1983, 12:56 local (17:56 UTC)
- Place
- Rocky Face, GA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7439NCessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830405011209A
- Case key
- 5903
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During two wx briefings the plt was advised that wx enroute would be marginal VMC to IMC. He was given a convective SIGMET covering tenessee & north carolina. There was a possibility of thunderstorm activity, low ceiling & visibility, high surface winds, turbulence, icing & mountains obscured. Numerous plts had cancelled flts due to the severity of the wx. At 1251 the plt departed chattanooga at which time he was advised of a thunderstorm cell between his position & dalton, GA moving nne & could possibly be along his intended route of flt. About 5 minutes later the acft impacted a ridge.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7439N
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18263217
- Airframe hours
- 1,800
- Engine
- Continental O-470-S, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Aviation Supply Company
- Registered owner
- Richard V. Adams, Sr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 21, 1983 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- CHA · Chattanooga, TN
- Destination
- FTY · Dalton, GA
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,500 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CHA, 19 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.