Cessna 182G accident near Crawfordsville, Indiana, August 27, 1984
On August 27, 1984 at about 9:40 pm local time, a Cessna 182G, registered N2124R, was substantially damaged in an accident near Crawfordsville, Indiana (Crawfordsville 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
- August 27, 1984 · about 9:40 pm local time
- Place
- Crawfordsville, Indiana · Crawfordsville · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182G · all 182Gs on the register
- Registration
- N2124R · registry record · serial 18255324
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
PLT STATED THAT WHILE EN ROUTE THE GENERATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED AND ATTEMPTS TO RESET IT PROVED FUTILE. A LOSS OF PWR OCCURRED LATER IN THE FLT AND A FORCED LANDIG WAS MADE IN A FIELD DURING WHICH THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE ACFT AFTER THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. PLT STATED HE FORGOT TO REFUEL THE ACFT BEFORE DEPARTING.
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: 465 hours in all; 175 in this make and model; 70 in the last 90 days; 459 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,575 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, October 14, 1983; 125 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,800 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-R (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 1H2 Effingham IL at 8:25 pm
- Destination: AID Anderson IN
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 200° at 12 knots, gusting 21
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; scat at 12,000 ft
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 66°F (19°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 8:48 pm from LAF, 24 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 CHI84LA367.