Plane Crash List

Cessna 182P N5824J

21 February 1987 · Crossville, Tennessee, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 21 February 1987 at about 00:30 local time, a Cessna 182P registered N5824J, operated by Central Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Crossville, Tennessee, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 00:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Crossville, Tennessee, United States
Coordinates
35.9503, -85.0302
Aircraft
Cessna 182P
Registration
N5824J
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Central Aviation, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Bardstown → Collegedale
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
ATL87FA074

People

2 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 2 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

THE RENTAL ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE TOP OF A MOUNTAIN AT SUBSTANTIAL AIRSPEED IN LEVEL FLT. VFR FLT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED BY FSS DUE TO LOW CEILINGS, RAIN AND FOG. NO FLT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PLT HAD NOT LOGGED A FLT FOR A FIVE MONTH PERIOD PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE CFI STATED THAT THE PLT DID NOT EXCEL IN ANY AREA OF HIS FLYING SKILLS DURING A BFR FLT THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF MECHANICAL OR STRUCTURAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION PRIOR TO THE IMPACT. THE ACFT HAS BEEN OVERDUE AND MISSING FOR THREE DAYS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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