# NTSB IAD74DKM4I: Cessna 182, N2639G, Taylorsville, NC, March 4, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 4, 1974
- Place: Taylorsville, NC · TAYLORSVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.9168° N, 81.1760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taylorsville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9168&lon=-81.1760&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186762
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DKM4I
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM4I

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0564   74/3/4    TAYLORSVILLE,NC     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 2000
        TIME - 1200                    N2639G              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1104 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAYLORSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HICORY,NC                   TAYLORSVILLE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- HIT WIRE FENCE.WIND GUSTING 30K.PLT RPTD NO BRAKING DUE HI GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2639G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2639G-1990-06-18), registration cancelled 1990-06-18, S/N 51939 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (registry code 2072706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Taylorsville

## 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 19740304004679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740304004679A), Mar 4, 1974: Cessna 182B, Taylorsville, NC, Substantial damage. Hit wire fence. Wind gusting 30K.plt rptd no braking due hi grass.

## Other investigations on N2639G (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 NYC89FA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA177), Jul 30, 1989: Cessna 182B (N2639G), Salisbury Twp, PA, destroyed, 7 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF BOTH PILOTS TO SEE AND AVOID EACH OTHER. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THAT NEITHER PILOT WAS HEARD OVER THE RADIO ANNOUNCING THEIR POSITION AND INTENTIONS.

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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