# NTSB IAD79FLQ07: Cessna 182, N2912Y, Elkton, KY, January 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1979
- Place: Elkton, KY · ELKTON, KY
- Location: 36.8161° N, 87.1611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkton, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8161&lon=-87.1611&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137696
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FLQ07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FLQ07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0040  79/1/16    ELKTON,KY           CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 73 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N2912Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PADUCAH,KY                  BOWLING GREEN,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       35
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          190                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON FIELD COVERED WITH ICE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2912Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2912Y-2013-08-08), registration cancelled 2013-08-08, S/N 18253912, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (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: Destroyed

## 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 19790116000949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790116000949A), Jan 16, 1979: Cessna 182E, Elkton, KY, Substantial damage. Pilot made a precautionary landing due to unforecast inclement weather

## Other investigations on N2912Y (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 MIA74FKG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG31), Sep 26, 1973: Cessna 182 (N2912Y), Waresboro, GA, 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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