Accident: Cessna 182
May 7, 2023 · Reliance, TN
NTSB numberERA23FA219Event id20230508114699
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to continue an instrument flight into an area of forecast weather with severe to extreme turbulence associated with a line of thunderstorms, which resulted in an in-flight breakup. Contributing was the pilot’s operation of the airplane in excess of its published maneuvering speed.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182
- Registration
- N725AS
- Year built
- 1978
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise Windshear or thunderstorm
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- McMinn County Airport (MMI)12 nm (23 km) north-west
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