Cessna R182 N738VD
12 October 1981 · West Jefferson, North Carolina, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 12 October 1981 at about 17:20 local time, a Cessna R182 registered N738VD, operated by Air Everglades, was involved in an accident during in flight near West Jefferson, North Carolina, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Jefferson, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ashe County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna R182
- Registration
- N738VD
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air Everglades
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Miami, Fl → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2099
People
4 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 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
DID NOT SW FUEL TANKS AFTER ENG LOST PWR.FUEL SEL FND PSND TO EMPTY TNK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna R182 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 1981 | Cessna R182 | Eureka, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1981 | Cessna R182 | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | Gibson Aviatio | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1981 | Cessna R182 | Trona, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Cessna R182 | Abilene, Texas, United States | Mutual Air EXP | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1981 | Cessna R182 | Plymouth, Indiana, United States | Skystream, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1982 | Cessna R182 | Endicott, New York, United States | Amvets Flying Post 333, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |