Cessna 182B accident near Spartanburg, South Carolina, December 21, 1983
On December 21, 1983 at about 12:00 pm local time, a Cessna 182B, registered N2354G, was involved in an accident near Spartanburg, South Carolina (Spartanburg Downtown Mem. 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).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 21, 1983 · about 12:00 pm local time
- Place
- Spartanburg, South Carolina · Spartanburg Downtown Mem. · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182B · all 182Bs on the register
- Registration
- N2354G · registry record · serial 51654
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT PROPELLER STRUCK A PASSENGER APPROACHING TO BOARD THE ACFT. THE PLT HAD STARTED THE ACFT FOR WARM-UP PRIOR TO THE BOARDING. THE PASSENGER STUMBLED APPROACHING THE ACFT AND FELL INTO THE REVOLVING PROPELLER.
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: 3,984 hours in all; 360 in this make and model; 23 in the last 90 days; 3,652 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (expired)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,833 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 15, 1983; 78 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,650 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-R (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: AGS Augusta GA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 060° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 8,000 ft; scat at 5,000 ft
- Temperature: 32°F (0°C), dew point 30°F (-1°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:51 am from GSP, 13 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 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 ATL84LA072.