Cessna 182B accident near Charleston, South Carolina, August 29, 1982
On August 29, 1982 at about 7:25 pm local time, a Cessna 182B, registered N99CB, was destroyed in an accident near Charleston, South Carolina. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were seriously injured and 2 people had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 29, 1982 · about 7:25 pm local time
- Place
- Charleston, South Carolina
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were seriously injured and 2 people had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182B · all 182Bs on the register
- Registration
- N99CB · registry record · serial 51857
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE FLIGHT DEPARTED CONWAY, ARKANSAS FOR A NON-STOP FLT TO CHARLESTON. APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 5 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT AT CHARLESTON, WITH THE RUNWAY IN SIGHT, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE ACFT STRUCK TREES DRG A FORCED LANDING ON A POWER LINE RIGHT-OF-WAY 2 MILES SHORT OF THE RWY.
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
What happened, in order
- LOSS OF ENGINE POWER(TOTAL) - NONMECHANICAL during descent - normal
- FORCED LANDING during maneuvering - turn to landing area (emergency)
- IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH OBJECT during maneuvering - turn to landing area (emergency)
Pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, none, APLN
- Flight time: 1,698 hours in all; 94 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: class 3
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,692 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 51 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,650 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Conway AR at 9:40 am
- Destination: Titusville FL
- Flight plan: not recorded
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 120° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 2,600 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°C, dew point 0°C
- Altimeter: 30 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ATL82FLG14.