# Accident 19760703026919A: Cessna 182M, Beaufort, NC, July 3, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1976
- Place: Beaufort, NC
- Airport: Sportsman Village
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 34.7234° N, 76.6492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaufort, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7234&lon=-76.6492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71432, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71432-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,450 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76AI080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760703026919A

## Narrative

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

BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 140 MG PCT.ACFT OBSVD CIRCLE ABT 1/2 MILE FM STRIP.

## 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 IAD76AI080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI080), Jul 3, 1976: Cessna 182M (N71432), Beaufort, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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