Cessna 182 N21211
30 May 1985 · St. Marys, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 May 1985 at about 21:45 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N21211 was involved in an accident near St. Marys, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St. Marys, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cumberland Island (GA20)
- Coordinates
- 30.7502, -81.5705
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182
- Registration
- N21211
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St. Marys → Cumberland Is.
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA85LA181
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 PLT STATED THAT HE ESTABLISHED A NORMAL APCH OVER THE TREES TO THE 2000 FT DRY SOD RWY. AFTER CLEARING THE TREES, A HIGH SINK RATE DEVELOPED WHICH WAS NOT ARRESTED UNTIL THE ACFT IMPACTED THE RWY ON ALL THREE WHEELS, SLID 66 FT, THEN NOSED OVER. THE PLT STATED THAT WIND SHEAR OR TURBULENCE MAY BEEN A MAJOR FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT. THE WINDS WERE ALIGNED WITHIN 10 DEGS OF THE RWY ALIGNMENT AT 12 KNOTS. NO WIND GUSTS WERE REPORTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 182 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 1985 | Cessna 182M | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1985 | Cessna 182P | Gila Bend, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1985 | Cessna 182Q | Follett, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 1985 | Cessna 182Q | Wapiti, Wyoming, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1985 | Cessna 182P | Hawkinsville, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1985 | Cessna 182G | Gila Bend, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
All 6,261 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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