Cessna 182P accident near Nashville, Tennessee, May 21, 1983
On May 21, 1983 at about 1:53 am local time, a Cessna 182P, registered N8074M, was substantially damaged in an accident near Nashville, Tennessee (Nashville Metro airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 4 people had minor injuries. 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 21, 1983 · about 1:53 am local time
- Place
- Nashville, Tennessee · Nashville Metro · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 4 people had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182P · all 182Ps on the register
- Registration
- N8074M · no longer on the register · serial 18264537
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A POWERLINE WHILE ON AN ILS APPROACH.THE WEATHER WAS VMC BUT SCATTERED CLOUDS AND A DARK NIGHT NECESSITATED THE INSTRUMENT APPROACH. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BECAME DISTRACTED WHILE RE-SETTING HIS DIRECTIONAL GYRO AND DESCENDED BELOW THE GLIDE SLOPE DURING THE APPROACH.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,152 hours in all; 1,234 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,332 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, December 3, 1982; 51 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,950 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-S (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: MO13 Lutesville MO
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 2L, 7,702 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 020° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 2,400 ft; scat at 400 ft
- Temperature: 63°F (17°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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