Cessna 205 accident near Hopkinsville, Kentucky, May 15, 1982
On May 15, 1982, a Cessna 205, registered N124A, was substantially damaged in an accident near Hopkinsville, Kentucky (Hopkinsville airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 15, 1982
- Place
- Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Hopkinsville · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 205
- Registration
- N124A · registry record · serial 205-0429
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING LANDING ROLL THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE AND RUDDER. THE APPLICATION SEEMED INEFFECTIVE SO HE APPLIED MORE RUDDER AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT, COLLIDING WITH A DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT THEN NOSED OVER. THE WIND WAS CALM.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 360 hours in all; 345 in this make and model; 15 in the last 90 days; 269 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (invalid medical for flight)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,230 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 87 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,200 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-470 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Murray KY at 5:30 pm
- Destination: RLA Marengo IL
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 8, 4,200 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 167°F (75°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N124A the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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