# Accident 20101120052819A: Cessna 172N, Bluffton, SC, November 20, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 2010, 20:00 local time
- Place: Bluffton, SC
- Airport: Hilton Head
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2208° N, 80.8625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2208&lon=-80.8625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N882AV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N882AV-2015-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 113 total, 113 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101120052819A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 20, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 2000L EDT, A CESSNA 172N, N882AV, REGISTERED TO MDS ENTERPRISES LLC AND BEING OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, EXPERIENCED AN INFLIGHT UPSET OF UNDETERMINED ORIGIN WHILE PARALLELING THE MAY RIVER AT 2,000 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF BLUFFTON,SOUTH CAROLINA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THIS PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR, PART 91. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AS A RESULT OF A FORCED LANDING. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM HILTON HEAD AIRPORT (HXD), HILTON HEAD, SC, AT APPROXIMATELY 1945L EDT, EN-ROUTE TO LOWCOUNTRY REGIONAL AIRPORT (RBW), WALTERBORO, SC.

## 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 ERA11LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA071), Nov 21, 2010: Cessna 172N (N882AV), Bluffton, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight upset of undetermined origin resulting in a forced landing.

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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