# NTSB IAD75AI019: Cessna 182, N84311, Relief, KY, October 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 6, 1974
- Place: Relief, KY · RELIEF, KY
- Location: 37.9448° N, 82.9952° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Relief, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9448&lon=-82.9952&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142883
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75AI019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3879   74/10/6 NR.RELIEF,KY          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 325
        TIME - 1100                    N84311              PX-  1  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PIKEVILLE,KY                HILLSDALE,MICH               GOSHEN,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BOTH SPARK PLUGS FM NR 1 CYL FILLED WITH CINDER-LIKE DEPOSITS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N84311](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84311-1975-06-10), registration cancelled 1975-06-10, S/N 18261859 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19741006034369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741006034369A), Oct 6, 1974: Cessna 182P, Relief, KY, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Both spark plugs fm nr 1 cyl filled with cinder-like deposits.

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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