# NTSB IAD76AI080: Cessna 182M, Beaufort, NC, July 3, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: July 3, 1976
- Place: Beaufort, NC · BEAUFORT, NC
- Location: 34.7234° N, 76.6492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaufort, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, August 23, 1976
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154844
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76AI080
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI080

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2001   76/7/3  NR.BEAUFORT,NC        CESSNA 182M         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2300                    N71432              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 29, 6450 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPORTSMAN VILLAGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BEAUFORT,NC                  NEW BERN,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 140 MG PCT.ACFT OBSVD CIRCLE ABT 1/2 MILE FM STRIP.
```

## Sequence of events

- Enroute-change of cruise level

## Aircraft

- Registration: N71432, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71432-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: SPORTSMAN VILLAGE
- FAA reports: 19760703026919A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760703026919A) (OpenAirDocs)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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