19790426044309A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182J · Hillsboro, VA · April 26, 1979

Date
April 26, 1979 · 10:00 local
Place
Hillsboro, VA
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2738F
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD79FA047
Reported as
Cessna 182J
Reported engine
Continental O470*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,805 total1,815 in this make and model115 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flew into side of fog and cloud obscured mountain ridge. Was adivsed VFR not recommended. History of heart disease.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO SIDE OF FOG AND CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN RIDGE. WAS ADIVSED VFR NOT RECOMMENDED. HISTORY OF HEART DISEASE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.