# NTSB IAD76FLJ20: Cessna 182, N5188D, Louisburg, NC, April 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1976
- Place: Louisburg, NC · LOUISBURG, NC
- Location: 36.0966° N, 78.2986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisburg, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0966&lon=-78.2986&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 11, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153040
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FLJ20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLJ20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0706  76/4/10    LOUISBURG,NC        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 4500
        TIME - 1850                    N5188D              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 1201 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRANKLIN COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOUISBURG,NC                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- ALL LWR PLUGS CONT EXCESSIVE LEAD DEPOSITS.5 OF 6 PLUGS HAD ELECTRODES BRIDGED WITH LEAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5188D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5188D-2017-07-12), registration cancelled 2017-07-12, S/N 51288, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (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: Franklin County

## 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 19760410006869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760410006869A), Apr 10, 1976: Cessna 182A, Louisburg, NC, Substantial damage. All lwr plugs cont excessive lead deposits.5 of 6 plugs had electrodes bridged with lead.

## Other investigations on N5188D (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 ATL82FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA212), Jul 25, 1982: Cessna 182A (N5188D), Louisburg, NC, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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