# NTSB MIA79FKG14: Cessna 182, N2610Q, Louisville, GA, January 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 3, 1979
- Place: Louisville, GA · LOUISVILLE, GA
- Location: 32.9924° N, 82.3969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9924&lon=-82.3969&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138240
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKG14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0026   79/1/3    LOUISVILLE,GA       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 850
        TIME - 1430                    N2610Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOUISVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOUISVILLE,GA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2610Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2610Q-2018-03-01), registration cancelled 2018-03-01, S/N 18257810, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (registry code 2072724) (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: Louisville Muni

## 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 19790103000229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790103000229A), Jan 3, 1979: Cessna 172, Louisville, GA, Substantial damage. Engine stopped enroute due to ice in fuel. Aircraft landed in soft field and flipped over.

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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