Cessna 182 N7439N
5 April 1983 · Rocky Face, Georgia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 April 1983 at about 17:56 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N7439N, operated by Aviation Supply Company, was involved in an accident near Rocky Face, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:56
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rocky Face, Georgia, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.7506, -85.0804
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182
- Registration
- N7439N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Aviation Supply Company
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chattanooga → Dalton
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL83FA155
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
DURING TWO WX BRIEFINGS THE PLT WAS ADVISED THAT WX ENROUTE WOULD BE MARGINAL VMC TO IMC. HE WAS GIVEN A CONVECTIVE SIGMET COVERING TENESSEE & NORTH CAROLINA. THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY, LOW CEILING & VISIBILITY, HIGH SURFACE WINDS, TURBULENCE, ICING & MOUNTAINS OBSCURED. NUMEROUS PLTS HAD CANCELLED FLTS DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE WX. AT 1251 THE PLT DEPARTED CHATTANOOGA AT WHICH TIME HE WAS ADVISED OF A THUNDERSTORM CELL BETWEEN HIS POSITION & DALTON, GA MOVING NNE & COULD POSSIBLY BE ALONG HIS INTENDED ROUTE OF FLT. ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER THE ACFT IMPACTED A RIDGE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 182 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 1983 | Cessna 182N | Kalispell, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Jun 1983 | Cessna 182 | Bettles, Alaska, United States | John Pletting | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1983 | Cessna 182C | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1983 | Cessna 182G | Dongola, Illinois, United States | Robert Etherton | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1983 | Cessna 182A | Torrance, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1983 | Cessna 182P | Gunnison, Colorado, United States | Travis AFB Aero Club | No injuries | - |
All 6,261 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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