# NTSB DIA68A0010: Cessna 182, N3546U, Tangier, VA, August 28, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1967
- Place: Tangier, VA · TANGIER, VA
- Location: 37.8234° N, 75.9928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tangier, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8234&lon=-75.9928&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114543
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68A0010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68A0010

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0924  67/8/28    TANGIER,VA          CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36,
        TIME - 1328                    N9645S              PX-  0  0  0  FISH SPOTTING             UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  *ERROR-INVALID CODE*        HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   *ERROR-INVALID COD
          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  *ERROR-INVALID CODE* EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- ONE OR BOTH PILOTS DEPARTED THEIR ASSIGNED ALTITUDE.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0924  67/8/28    TANGIER,VA          CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 10000
        TIME - 1328                    N3546U              PX-  0  0  0  FISH SPOTTING             TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  *ERROR-INVALID CODE*        HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   *ERROR-INVALID COD
          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  *ERROR-INVALID CODE* EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- ONE OR BOTH PILOTS DEPARTED THEIR ASSIGNED ALTITUDE.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N3546U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3546U-1970-09-08), registration cancelled 1970-09-08, S/N 18254946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N9645S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9645S-2017-11-22), registration cancelled 2017-11-22, S/N 392, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7ECA
- Registry model: [Champion 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (registry code 21101NN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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.

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