# Accident 20090717012359A: Cessna R182, Hayesville, NC, July 17, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2009, 10:00 local time
- Place: Hayesville, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1506° N, 83.7481° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1506&lon=-83.7481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N778RK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N778RK-2011-12-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09FA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA411) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090717012359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE ALTITUDE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSUFFICIENT TO CLEAR SHINEBONE RIDGE RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT STRIKING SEVERAL TREE TOPS AND CRASHING IN A DENSELY WOODED U.S. NATIONAL PARK.

## 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 ERA09FA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA411), Jul 17, 2009: Cessna R182 (N778RK), Hayesville, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Flight into terrain for undetermined reasons.

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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