ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 313561
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| Date: | Sunday 21 May 2023 |
| Time: | 14:47 |
| Type: |  Cessna R182 Skylane RG |
| Owner/operator: | CGS Technologies Inc |
| Registration: | N182LG |
| MSN: | R18201524 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nocarva Airport (NC10), Macon, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Nocarva Airport, NC (NC10) |
| Smith Mountain Lake | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On May 21, 2023, about 1447 eastern daylight time, a Cessna R182, N182LG, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Macon, North Carolina. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The airplane was departing on runway 18 at Nocarva Airport (NC10), Macon, North Carolina. Runway 18 was 1,900 ft long, 100 ft wide, and consisted of a turf surface. According to a pilot witness and witness video, the airplane travelled along the runway in a nose-high attitude, with the tail dragging in the turf. The airplane lifted off nose-high, the wings buffeted, and the airplane drifted left into trees. The engine was operating continuously, and no abnormal engine sounds were heard. The Piolets name was Bill Bagwell his brother and dad pulled him out of the buring plane. He later died in the hospital due to his burns.
A postcrash fire consumed a majority of the wreckage, which came to rest in a wooded area off the left side of the runway, about three-fourths down the runway. The wreckage was retained for further examination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=182LG
https://photos-e1.flightcdn.com/photos/retriever/ba80bc77bf5820148bf779e020ec4b2018a52263 (photo)
Location
Media:
NTSB is investigating yesterday's crash of a Cessna R182 in Macon, North Carolina.
— NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) May 22, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2023 16:06 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 22-May-2023 16:21 | nhofmann54 | Updated |
| 23-May-2023 05:49 | johnwg | Updated |
| 04-Jun-2023 22:02 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 05-Mar-2024 06:45 | Anon. | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
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