# Accident 19740522014819A: Cessna 182A, Danville, VA, May 22, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1974
- Place: Danville, VA
- Airport: Danville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 36.5725° N, 79.3363° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANVILLE RGNL (DAN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5725&lon=-79.3363&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4782D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4782D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 245 total, 226 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74FID40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FID40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740522014819A

## Narrative

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

DID NOT USE CARB HEAT DRG PWR OFF DSCNT FM 8500FT TO BASE LEG.

## 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 IAD74FID40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FID40), May 22, 1974: Cessna 182 (N4782D), Danville, VA, 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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