# NTSB IAD80FLJ08: Cessna 182, N6449A, Louisburg, NC, February 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1980
- 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: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132309
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80FLJ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FLJ08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0075  80/2/12    LOUISBURG,NC        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 7236
        TIME - 1200                    N6449A              PX-  0  0  4  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 2102 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
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RAMP/TAXIWAY
        REMARKS- PLT TAXIED INTO SNOW COVERED DITCH BESIDE RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6449A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6449A-1998-04-24), registration cancelled 1998-04-24, S/N 33249 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (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 19800212003119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800212003119A), Feb 12, 1980: Cessna 182, Louisburg, NC, Substantial damage. Taxied into snow covered ditch during taxi for takeoff.

## Other investigations on N6449A (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 ATL82DA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA075), Mar 18, 1982: Cessna 182 (N6449A), Midland, NC, 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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