# Accident 19790531036829A: Cessna 182N, Waynesville, GA, May 31, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1979
- Place: Waynesville, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2272° N, 81.7836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waynesville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2272&lon=-81.7836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N618WC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N618WC-2013-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FAMS2), [NTSB IAD80FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790531036829A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES NEAR MOUNTAIN PEAK. MOUNTAIN PEAKS OBSCURED BY FOG. THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (2)

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 MIA79FAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FAMS2), May 31, 1979: Cessna 182 (N618WC), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB IAD80FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA041), May 31, 1979: Cessna 182 (N618WC), Waynesville, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N618WC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760731024299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760731024299A), Jul 31, 1976: Cessna 182N (N618WC), Casper, WY, Substantial damage. Both elevator cables separated from bellcrank forward of instr panel. Both bolts missing.

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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