# NTSB IAD75FLT11: Cessna 182A, N6063B, Covington, TN, May 24, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1975
- Place: Covington, TN · COVINGTON, TN
- Location: 35.5659° N, 89.6485° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Covington, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5659&lon=-89.6485&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (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): 148733
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FLT11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FLT11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1581  75/5/24    COVINGTON,TN        CESSNA 182A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 922
        TIME - 1435                    N6063B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 243 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THURMOND GLENN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COVINGTON,TN                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PLT CONT RESTART PROCEDURES TO ABT 1500FT AGL.DRG ATMPT LND AT STRIP ACFT TOO LOW,HIT TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6063B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6063B-1976-05-26), registration cancelled 1976-05-26, S/N 34063 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Thurmond Glenn

## 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 19750524013589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750524013589A), May 24, 1975: Cessna 182A, Covington, TN, Substantial damage. Plt cont restart procedures to abt 1500FT AGL.drg atmpt lnd at strip acft too low,hit trees.

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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