# NTSB ATL83LA333: Cessna C-182J, N2670F, Savannah, GA, August 21, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 21, 1983, 14:51 local (18:51 UTC)
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Location: 32.1276° N, 81.2021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD INTL (SAV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1276&lon=-81.2021&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6174
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83LA333
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6174/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA333

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - aircraft weight and balance - inaccurate, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - maneuver - uncontrolled, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE ACFT CRASHED RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN THE IT WENT INTO AN UNCOMMANDED UNCONTROLLED TURN TO THE RIGHT. THE ACFT WAS SLIGHTLY OVER MAX GROSS TAKEOFF WEIGHT BUT THE CG WAS WITHIN LIMITS. THIS ACFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOPILOT. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY EVIDENCE OF FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. THE AUTOPILOT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY IN A POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION. THE SLIP-CLUTCH WAS WITHIN LIMITS AND COULD BE OVERRIDDEN. THE PLT DID NOT HAVE A SINGLE ENGINE RATING AND REPORTED UNDER 10 HOURS OF TOTAL FLT TIME IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF ACFT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2670F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2670F-2011-11-08), registration cancelled 2011-11-08, S/N 18256770, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA C-182J
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18256770
- Airframe hours: 1527
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Wil-Mac Builders Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Unknown, August 1, 1983, 10 hours before
- Airport: SAV, Savannah International, runway 36, 7,001 × 150 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,500 total, 10 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 99 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: SAV

## 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 19830821043119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830821043119A), Aug 21, 1983: Cessna 182J, Savannah, GA, Substantial damage. Over gross weight and pilot not rated in single engine aircraft. Aircraft stalled from a steep turn on climbout.

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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