# NTSB IAD74DKW11: Cessna 182D, N8820X, Sparta, TN, July 28, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1973
- Place: Sparta, TN · SPARTA, TN
- Location: 35.9347° N, 85.4726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sparta, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9347&lon=-85.4726&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189423
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DKW11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKW11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2170  73/7/28    SPARTA,TENN         CESSNA 182D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 360
        TIME - 0830                    N8820X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 283 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROY CARR FLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHELBYVILLE,TENN            SPARTA,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: ROLL
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- LND 3-4 FT L OF CENTERLINE.L WG TIP RAN INTO TALL CORN,ACFT VEERED SHARPLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8820X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8820X-1988-12-05), registration cancelled 1988-12-05, S/N 18253220 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- Registry model: [Cessna 182D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (registry code 2072710) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Roy Carr Fld

## 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 19730728022339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730728022339A), Jul 28, 1973: Cessna 182D, Sparta, TN, Substantial damage. Lnd 3-4 ft l of centerline.l wg tip ran into tall corn,acft veered sharply.

## Other investigations on N8820X (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 SEA84LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA176), Jul 17, 1984: Cessna 182D (N8820X), Eugene, OR, 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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