# Accident 19730807023599A: Cessna 182K, Abbeville, SC, August 7, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1973
- Place: Abbeville, SC
- Airport: Davis Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 34.1785° N, 82.3777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abbeville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1785&lon=-82.3777&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2731Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2731Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182K (registry code 2072724, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 300 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FLG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLG05-201641) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730807023599A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

R GR BRAKE SHOE MISSING ON PRESSURE PLATE SIDE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA74FLG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLG05-201641), Aug 7, 1973: Cessna 182K (N2731Q), Abbeville, SC, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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