# NTSB FTW80DRJ14: Cessna 182K, N2684Q, Cheneyville, LA, April 8, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1980
- Place: Cheneyville, LA · CHENEYVILLE, LA
- Location: 31.0110° N, 92.2901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cheneyville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0110&lon=-92.2901&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131094
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRJ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRJ14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0511   80/4/8    CHENEYVILLE,LA      CESSNA 182K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 1834
        TIME - 0915                    N2684Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 539 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VAUGHN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOLOW LAKE,LA               CHENEYVILLE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2684Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2684Q), registered now, S/N 18257884, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Registry model: [Cessna 182K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (registry code 2072724) (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: Vaughn

## 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 19800408007839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800408007839A), Apr 8, 1980: Cessna 182K, Cheneyville, LA, Substantial damage. Landed downwind, hit soft spot in sod runway. Airplane flipped over.

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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