Cessna 182L N42587
12 March 1983 · Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 12 March 1983 at about 18:54 local time, a Cessna 182L registered N42587 was involved in an accident near Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:54
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.6994, -77.1395
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182L
- Registration
- N42587
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Blacksburg
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL83LA137
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING TAXIED TO THE RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF WHEN IT WAS OVERTURNED BY THE WIND. LOCAL WEATHER STATION HAD ISSUED A 'POINT WARNING' OF WINDS AT 25 KTS, GUSTING TO 35 KTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED FROM ITS PROTECTED PLACE BEHIND A HANGAR TO AN UNPROTECTED AREA WHERE THE WIND BLEW IT UP ON THE RIGHT WING AND PROP UNTIL IT NOSED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 182 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 1983 | Cessna 182N | Kalispell, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Jun 1983 | Cessna 182 | Bettles, Alaska, United States | John Pletting | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1983 | Cessna 182C | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1983 | Cessna 182G | Dongola, Illinois, United States | Robert Etherton | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1983 | Cessna 182A | Torrance, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1983 | Cessna 182P | Gunnison, Colorado, United States | Travis AFB Aero Club | No injuries | - |
All 6,261 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 1983 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Saluda, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-24 | Fleeton, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Sep 1983 | Bell 47G-4A | Wise, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1983 | Cessna 152 | Front Royal, Virginia, United States | Eagle Air, Incorporated | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1983 | Cessna 210G | Chesterfield, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1983 | Cessna T210F | Glasgow, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |