# NTSB IAD75AI002: Cessna 182H, N2350X, Burnsville, NC, July 16, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1974
- Place: Burnsville, NC · BURNSVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.9163° N, 82.2978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burnsville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9163&lon=-82.2978&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128717
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75AI002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1942  74/7/16    BURNSVILLE,NC       CESSNA 182H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 2469
        TIME - 1330                    N2350X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1242 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLESTON,W VA             ASHEVILLE,NC
        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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                          DRIZZLE, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HIT TREES AT 6500FT MSL.THICK CLDS RAIN AND THUNDER RPTD IN AREA.PLT OBTND TERM WX,NO BRIEFING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2350X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2350X-1974-09-18), registration cancelled 1974-09-18, S/N 182-56250 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740716025039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740716025039A), Jul 16, 1974: Cessna 182H, Burnsville, NC, Destroyed. Hit trees at 6500FT MSL.thick clds rain and thunder rptd in area. Plt obtnd term wx,no briefing.

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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