# NTSB IAD70AI044: Cessna 182, N127CS, Dublin, VA, February 9, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1970
- Place: Dublin, VA · DUBLIN, VA
- Location: 37.1055° N, 80.6897° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dublin, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1055&lon=-80.6897&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139138
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70AI044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70AI044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0103   70/2/9    DUBLIN,VA           CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 64, 2500
        TIME - 1100                    N127CS              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BECKLEY,W VA                VERO BEACH,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       34
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       9
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 2/12/70. ATTEMPTED TO CROSS MOUNTAINS PARTIALLY OBSCURED BY CLOUDS AND FOG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N127CS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N127CS-2021-04-28), registration cancelled 2021-04-28, S/N 33331, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (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; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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