# Accident 20040412004889A: Cessna 182S, North Augusta, SC, April 12, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2004, 10:10 local time
- Place: North Augusta, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5083° N, 81.9539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5083&lon=-81.9539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N364ME, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N364ME-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182S (registry code 2072701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182S
- Reported engine: LYC IO540B1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 768 total, 575 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04FA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040412004889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N364ME DEPARTED AIKEN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (AIK) AT APPROXIMATELY 1340Z IN ROUTE TO GREENVILLE, MS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO HOLD ANY ASSIGNED ALTITUDE OR ASSIGNED HEADING, AIRSPEED WAS ERRATIC. AT APPROXIMATELY 1407Z THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN WOODED AREA AT 1200 TALISMAN DRIVE, NORTH AUGUSTA, SC 29418 ADJACENT TO ANNE MARIA NURSING HOME.

## 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 ATL04FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04FA093), Apr 12, 2004: Cessna 182S (N364ME), North Augusta, SC, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and subsequent in-flight collision with trees and the ground.

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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