Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 182 N5473B

22 November 1988 · Thomaston, Georgia, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 22 November 1988 at about 01:30 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N5473B, operated by Paul J. Mattei, was involved in an accident near Thomaston, Georgia, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 01:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Thomaston, Georgia, United States
Nearest airport
Reginald Grant Memorial (RGD)
Coordinates
32.8899, -84.3198
Aircraft
Cessna 182
Registration
N5473B
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Paul J. Mattei
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
ATL89LA043

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

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 PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE ON A NIGHT FLIGHT IN AN AIRCRAFT THAT WAS EQUIPPED TO CARRY SKYDIVERS. DURING THE APPROACH TO LAND, THE LANDING LIGHT FAILED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET THE LIGHT TO OPERATE, THE PILOT ALLOWED AN UNDERSHOOT TO DEVELOP. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE GEAR FAILED WHEN THE NOSE- WHEEL STRUCK THE RUNWAY LIP. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AND NOSED OVER. MIRL & THRESHOLD LIGHTS WERE INSTALLED, BUT THERE WERE NO VASI LIGHTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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