Cessna 182Q accident near Stone Mountain, Georgia, December 8, 1985
On December 8, 1985, a Cessna 182Q, registered N4707N, was substantially damaged in an accident near Stone Mountain, Georgia (Stone Mountain airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were 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
- December 8, 1985
- Place
- Stone Mountain, Georgia · Stone Mountain · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182Q · all 182Qs on the register
- Registration
- N4707N · registry record · serial 182-67297
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AFTER AN IFR FLIGHT INTO HIS HOME AREA, PILOT CHANGED DEST TO LAND ON HIS HOME AIRPORT. MADE A VFR PATTERN TO LAND ON RWY 17. PLT STATED THAT HE FLARED TOO LATE, HIT THE RUNWAY, BOUNCED REAL HIGH AND WENT AROUND. MADE A SOFT FIELD LDG AND WHEN TYING ACFT DOWN NOTED CRACKED NOSE GEAR FAIRING AND WRINKLED ENGINE COWLING. MECHANIC ASSESSED THE DAMAGE TO BE SUBSTANTIAL.
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; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 578 hours in all; 300 in this make and model; 25 in the last 90 days; 505 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 780 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 30, 1985
- Maximum gross weight: 2,800 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-U (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: GMU Greenville SC at 11:20 pm
- Destination: 00A Stone Mountain GA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 17, 3,000 ft by 40 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 130° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 46°F (8°C), dew point 28°F (-2°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:50 pm from ATL, 18 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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