- Date
- July 24, 1983, 22:10 local (Jul 25, 1983, 02:10 UTC)
- Place
- Simpsonville, KY
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3414SCessna 182G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830724039039A
- Case key
- 6137
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Shortly after beginning the initial descent for a landing at the destination, the eng lost power, but continued to run intermittently. The plt was unable to restore full power & made an emergency landing on a highway. During the landing roll, the left wing struck 2 highway signs & was substantially damaged. A visual exam of the fuel tanks was made. None was visible in the left tank & only an estimated 3 to 4 gal was in the right tank. The eng was started after the acft was leveled & ran for about 10 min. Six gal of the fuel for this acft is considered unusable.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3414S
- Reported as
- Cessna 182G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18255814
- Airframe hours
- 3,482
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David Charles Lee
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 18, 1983 · 12 hours before
- Departed
- BCB · Blacksburg, VA
- Destination
- JVY · Jeffersonville, IN
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
- 49
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,655 total · 37 in this make and model · 1,518 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 320° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SDF, 16 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.
Other investigations on N3414S · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.