MIA77FA095

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182P · Stone Mountain, GA · September 30, 1977

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 30, 1977
Place
Stone Mountain, GA · STONE MOUNTAIN, GA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N1833MCessna 182P
Status
Completed · report November 1, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770930038729A
Case key
144650

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3558  77/9/30    STONE MOUNTAIN,GA   CESSNA 182P         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 197
        TIME - 2215                    N1833M              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STONE MOUNTAIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STONE MOUNTAIN,GA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       66
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          110                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NOAA WX RADIO BROADCAST.

Aircraft

Registration
N1833M
Reported as
Cessna 182P
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Stone Mountain

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.