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Cessna 182 N5458B

6 April 1989 · Luthersville, Georgia, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 6 April 1989 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N5458B, operated by William H. Beddow, was involved in an accident near Luthersville, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 20:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Luthersville, Georgia, United States
Nearest airport
Flying N
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 182
Registration
N5458B
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
William H. Beddow
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Huntsville → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL89FA122

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 1 0 0 0

Probable cause

PILOT'S FAILURE TO TAKE ACTION THAT WOULD PREVENT THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE. FOLLOWING THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION, THE PILOT DID NOT CONFIGURE THE AIRPLANE SO AS TO REDUCE THE SEVERITY OF THE IMPACT, I.E. EXTEND THE FLAPS AND SLOW THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF A REQUIREMENT BY THE FAA FOR THE AUTOGAS STC HOLDER TO PUBLISH CARBURETOR ICING PROBABILITY IMFORMATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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