# NTSB IAD73DKM51: Cessna 182, N5322B, Brevard, NC, June 29, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1973
- Place: Brevard, NC · BREVARD, NC
- Location: 35.2478° N, 82.7285° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brevard, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2478&lon=-82.7285&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190216
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73DKM51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DKM51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1637  73/6/29    BREVARD,NC          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 400
        TIME - 0900                    N5322B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEVARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AKRON,O                     HENDERSON,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT TOUCH DOWN 50 YDS SHORT OF RNWY.4 GAL AND 1 QT FUEL DRAINED MFG SPEC 5 GAL UNUSABLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5322B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5322B-2013-03-25), registration cancelled 2013-03-25, S/N 33322, 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bevard

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730629017069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730629017069A), Jun 29, 1973: Cessna 182, Brevard, NC, Substantial damage. Aircraft touch down 50 yds short of rnwy.4 gal and 1 qt fuel drained mfg spec 5 gal unusable.

## Other investigations on N5322B (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 ATL90LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA082), Mar 18, 1990: Cessna 182 (N5322B), Louisburg, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE TAKE OFF ROLL.

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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