# NTSB IAD75DLQ24: Cessna 182, N71773, Russell Spgs, KY, May 14, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1975
- Place: Russell Spgs, KY · RUSSELL SPGS, KY
- Location: 37.0507° N, 85.0805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Russell Springs, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0507&lon=-85.0805&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148702
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75DLQ24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DLQ24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1543  75/5/14    RUSSELL SPGS,KY     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 152
        TIME - 0840                    N71773              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RUSSELL SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOUISVILLE,KY               RUSSELL SPGS,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- STRUCK TREE,BRUSH AND ROADWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71773](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71773), registered now, S/N 18259750 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (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: Russell Springs

## 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 19750514013069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750514013069A), May 14, 1975: Cessna 182M, Russell Spgs, KY, Substantial damage. Struck tree,brush and roadway.

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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