# NTSB IAD80FA029: Cessna 182K, N48G, Hartsville, TN, March 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1980
- Place: Hartsville, TN · HARTSVILLE, TN
- Location: 36.3909° N, 86.1672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartsville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3909&lon=-86.1672&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131961
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80FA029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA029

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0749   80/3/3    HARTSVILLE,TN       CESSNA 182K         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N48G                PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL SURVEY             AGE 40, 1670 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NASHVILLE,TN                STANTON,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-OIL EXHAUSTION FOR UNDETERMINED REASON
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48G-1980-09-09), registration cancelled 1980-09-09, S/N 18258439, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Registry model: [Cessna 182K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (registry code 2072724) (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 19800303004529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800303004529A), Mar 3, 1980: Cessna 182K, Hartsville, TN, Destroyed. Plane crashed while on pipeline patrol. Cause unknown at this time.

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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