Cessna 182P N9107M
5 December 1988 · Vidalia, Georgia, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 5 December 1988 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 182P registered N9107M, operated by RAY Sewell Company, was involved in an accident near Vidalia, Georgia, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Vidalia, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Vidalia (VDI)
- Coordinates
- 32.2093, -82.3992
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182P
- Registration
- N9107M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- RAY Sewell Company
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Vidalia → Jesup
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL89LA053
People
3 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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
AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER AND RETURNED TO AIRPORT. DEPARTED SECOND TIME AND EXPERIENCED ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING AND OVERTURNED IN FIELD. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED PISTON FAILURE IN #4 CYLINDER. POST ACC INSPECT SHOWED CORROSION AND CRACKS IN MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT WHICH HAD NOT BEEN MAINTAINED PROPERLY. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE ACFT GENERALLY SHOWED SIGNS OF NEGLECT. THE LATEST ANNUAL INSPECTION RECORDED WAS 8/11/87.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 182 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 1988 | Cessna 182A | Visalia, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1988 | Cessna 182D | Coolidge, Arizona, United States | Craigin, Robert K. | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1988 | Cessna 182P | Weatherford, Texas, United States | Steven M. Pearson | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 1988 | Cessna 182N | Prescott, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1988 | Cessna 182Q | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | James H. Reiman | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1988 | Cessna 182A | Elberta, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 6,261 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 1988 | Globe GC-1A | Blue Ridge, Georgia, United States | James W. Young | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 May 1988 | Cessna 172F | Shellman, Georgia, United States | Evans J. Nichols | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1988 | Mooney M-20 | Hartwell, Georgia, United States | David W. Beal, Trustee | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1988 | Cessna 150F | Newnan, Georgia, United States | Howard G. Banks | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1988 | Cessna 175C | Boston, Georgia, United States | Charles Reichert | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1988 | Cessna T210L | Thomson, Georgia, United States | Karriman, Joseph JR. | Minor injuries | - |