# NTSB MIA73DKJ64: Cessna 182, N5518B, Birmingham, AL, May 11, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1973
- Place: Birmingham, AL · BIRMINGHAM, AL
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190364
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DKJ64
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKJ64

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1400  73/5/11    BIRMINGHAM,ALA      CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1236
        TIME - 1540                    N5518B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 922 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRMINGHAM MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  BIRMINGHAM,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - RECIEVED RECORDED BRIEFING BY LFMF RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      30000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                      THUNDERSTORM, RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      68
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          280                                                       40
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 77K.THUNDERSTORM APCHG ARPT PRIOR TO ACDT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5518B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5518B-2008-04-30), registration cancelled 2008-04-30, S/N 33518, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (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: Birmingham Mun

## 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 19730511010689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730511010689A), May 11, 1973: Cessna 182, Birmingham, AL, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 77K.thunderstorm apchg arpt prior to acdt.

## Other investigations on N5518B (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 DFW07LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA179), Jul 8, 2007: Cessna 182 (N5518B), Lexington, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to takeoff from the unsuitable runway. Contributing to this accident was the soft terrain in the overrun area.

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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