# NTSB IAD71DIJ08: Cessna 182J, N2941F, Taplin, WV, October 3, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1970
- Place: Taplin, WV · TAPLIN, WV
- Location: 37.7584° N, 81.8957° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taplin, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7584&lon=-81.8957&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 13, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158433
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71DIJ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71DIJ08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3979   70/10/3   TAPLIN,W VA         CESSNA 182J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 681
        TIME - 0825                    N2941F              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 102 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCDONALD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAPLIN,W VA                 ROANOKE,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          GROUND FOG                                               BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- T/O MADE FROM FLD BORDERED BY MTN RIDGES ON EACH SIDE,INTO FOG. NO INST PROC FOR FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2941F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2941F-1971-03-29), registration cancelled 1971-03-29, S/N 18257041, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mcdonald

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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