# NTSB IAD76AI073: Cessna 182, N71387, Burnsville, NC, May 14, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1976
- 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: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153297
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76AI073
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI073

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1089  76/5/14  NR.BURNSVILLE,NC      CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 69, 540
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N71387              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 340 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WADSWORTH,OH                GAINESVILLE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT RCVRD 5/21/76.ATC SPECIALIST AT ZZV ADVSD PLT VFR FLT NOT RECOMMENDED THRU GA & FL AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71387](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71387-1976-07-14), registration cancelled 1976-07-14, S/N 18259602 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (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 19760514013429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760514013429A), May 14, 1976: Cessna 182M, Burnsville, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft rcvrd 5/21/76.ATC specialist at zzv advsd plt VFR flt not recommended thru ga & FL area.

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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