Cessna TR182 N5071R
31 August 1984 · Wilmington, North Carolina, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 31 August 1984 at about 13:15 local time, a Cessna TR182 registered N5071R was involved in an accident near Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- New Hanover Company (ILM)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna TR182
- Registration
- N5071R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Stormville → No.myrtle Bch
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL84FA275
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 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 POWER LOSS OCCURRED IN CRUISE AT 10,000 FT. AT 0903 EDT THE PILOT NOTIFIED WILMINGTON APPROACH CONTROL THAT HE HAD A 'ROUGH ENGINE' AND REQUESTED VECTORS TO WILMINGTON.APPROACH CONTROL RESPONDED WITH HEADING INFORMATION FOR THE BACK COURSE APPROACH AND A DESCENT TO 1,600 FT. AFTER INITIALLY TELLING THE CONTROLLER OF THE ENGINE TROUBLE NO FURTHER MENTION OF ENGINE STATUS WAS MADE BY THE PILOT. AT 0906 THE PILOT TRANSMITTED THAT HE WAS LOOKING FOR THE APPROACH PLATE AND ASKED FOR THE LOCALIZER FREQ. ABOUT 3 MINS LATER, AFTER BEING GIVEN THE FREQ, THE PILOT WAS INFORMED BY THE CONTROLLER THAT HE WAS GOING THROUGH THE LOCALIZER AND GIVEN A HEADING CHANGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE EXTENDED THE LDG GEAR AT 4,800 FT BECAUSE HE DID NOT KNOW HOW FAR HE WAS FROM THE ARPT. TWICE DURING THE APPROACH THE PILOT WAS ADVISED OF HIS DISTANCE FROM THE FINAL APPROACH FIX. THE ACFT IMPACTED TREES APRX 2 MILES FROM THE ARPT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna TR182 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 1984 | Cessna TR182 | Big Bear City, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1984 | Cessna TR182 | Tappen, North Dakota, United States | Larry Strand | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Apr 1984 | Cessna TR182 | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1983 | Cessna TR182 | Ely, Nevada, United States | Venture Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1983 | Cessna TR182 | Glendale, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1985 | Cessna TR182 | Independence, California, United States | Charles A. Woodstock | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 1984 | Aerospatiale SA341G | Cornelius, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1984 | Piper PA28-151 | Tuxedo, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 May 1984 | Bellanca 8KCAB | New Bern, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1984 | Cessna 150G | Rockingham, North Carolina, United States | Howell's Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1984 | Piper PA-34-200 | Hickory, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1984 | Beechcraft V35B | Marion, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |